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1st LD: 3,500 kidnapped people to be released from Syria's Eastern Ghouta: army

Xinhua,March 23, 2018 Adjust font size:

DAMASCUS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3,500 kidnapped people are expected to be released from the rebel-held Douma district in the Syrian capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta area on Friday evening.

This was part of a deal reached between the rebels and the Syrian army which also includes the evacuation of 3,000 people with medical conditions from Douma, according to the War Media, the media wing of the Syrian army and its allies.

The Syrian army is making rapid progress coupled with evacuation of rebels and civilians alike from that area that has been the major threat to the capital throughout the past seven years. Enditem

 

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