The evacuation agreement has been taking place in the villages of Al-Fo’a, Kafaria, Zabadani, Madaya since this morning. According to the agreement, civilians evacuate from the government-held villages of Al-Fo’a and Kafaria besieged by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the province of Idlib. In turn, militants and ther families are allowed to evacuate from Zabadani and Madaya in the Rif Dimashq province. The first phase was carried out successfully with the help of the Syrian Red Crescent.
Four children and eight women from Kufriya and Al-Fo’a and eight bodies of martyrs arrived the city of Aleppo.
On the other hand, popular government forces from Kafraya and al-Faoua released 19 militants who had been captured during the previous clashes. 19 militants and a body of the dead militant arrived the city of Idlib.
Among the bodies handed over by militants in Idlib was a dead Hezbollah member, Hussein Faqih. His was set to be sent to Damascus and then for burial in Lebanon.
Bodies of the killed members of Hezbollah in Aleppo:
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وسيتم نقل الجثمان من حلب الى منطقة السيدة زينب في ريف دمشق ليتم تشييعه، ومن ثم الى لبنان ليوارى الثرى في جبانة بلدته الطيري في جنوب لبنان pic.twitter.com/PdBW2NekNo
— الاعلام الحربي مركزي (@C_Military1) April 12, 2017
It is scheduled to follow up the rest of the agreement today after the arrival of 92 buses to Zabadani and Madaya to take out more than 3800 militants and members of their families to Idlib. At the same time some 8000 civilians from Fawa and Kafria villages will be able to leave the besieged villages and move to Aleppo.
صور تجمع 92 حافلة في منطقة الزبداني-مضايا في ريف دمشق.#الاعلام_الحربي_المركزي pic.twitter.com/1Xjc3HuTDY
— الاعلام الحربي مركزي (@C_Military1) April 12, 2017
The implementation of the agreement was temporarly suspended after the Syrian Red Crescent convoy was being shot when it tried to enter Fu’a and Kafriya villages.
Intensive contacts are currently being conducted between all parties involved to solve the problems and to follow up the evacuation agreement.
