Russia reports progress in civilian evacuation in Syria's Aleppo

The Russian military on Sunday reported noticeable progress in the evacuation of civilians in the contested Syrian city of Aleppo, with over 900 civilians having peacefully left the rebel-held area in eastern Aleppo in the last 24 hours.

"Only in the past 24 hours, 903 civilians, including 119 children, have left the militant-held area of Jabal Bidaru," the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said in a statement. "Eight militants gave up resistance and left the eastern part of the city using the corridors provided by Russia and the Syrian authorities."

Meanwhile, regions liberated from terrorists are returning to peaceful life, with the formation of local authorities underway to ensure security and the rule of law, while the reconciliation center has been organizing delivery of humanitarian aid to those regions, the statement said.

Moreover, it added that Syrian government troops have made significant progress toward eastern parts of Aleppo over the past two days, with five quarters of neighborhoods and more than 2,000 buildings freed from the Nusra Front terrorists and affiliated groups.

Russia has been introducing ceasefire and trying to facilitate the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo since the United States suspended in early October negotiations with Russia on restoring a ceasefire in Syria. Endi