Syrian gov't, rebels agree to lift siege on four areas
DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. March 29, 2017, 12:06 PM (IDT)
The Syrian army and rebel groups on Tuesday signed an agreement that will allow an estimated 60,000 people to depart from four besieged areas of the country. The rebels are to lift the siege on the northwestern towns of Foah and Kefraya, and the Syrian army is to grant safe passage out of the towns of Madaya and Zabadani, near the capital Damascus. The humanitarian situation in the four towns has been described by international aid organizations as “dire” with hundreds dying each day due to lack of food, water, medicine and other basic supplies.
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Source: http://www.debka.com/newsupdate/20230/Syrian-gov-t-rebels-agree-to-lift-siege-on-four-areas
