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Urgent: Nearly 5,000 people to evacuate besieged Damascus' town under fresh deal

Xinhua, August 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

Nearly 5,000 people, including armed rebels, are set to evacuate the besieged town of Daraya west of the capital Damascus on Friday, after a deal concluded recently between the opposition forces and the Syrian army, local media said Thursday. Endit