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A Syrian Arab Purple Crescent convoy waits at the entrance of Daraya. OMAR SANADIKI / Reuters

Syrian Regime Displaces 2nd Batch of Daraya Residents

by Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London-The Syrian regime executed on Thursday the second phase of its deportation policy by moving scores of Daraya residents, currently living in Moadamiyat al-Sham, to the area of Harjala, located in the suburb of southern Damascus. Representatives of Bashar...

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Syrian regime troops stand guard as rebel fighters and their families are evacuated by bus from Daraya outside Damascus, under a plan to end a brutal four-year siege (AFP Photo/Youssef Karwashan)

300 Syrians Leave Rebel Damascus Suburb under Daraya Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 2, 2016 | Middle East

More than 300 Syrians living in the rebel-held Mouadamiyat al-Sham district, a suburb of the capital Damascus, after fleeing fighting in Daraya were evacuated on Friday under a deal with the regime that grants amnesty to gunmen and restores state control. The...

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Civilians ride a bus to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria’s army. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Assad Regime Displaces Daraya Residents, World Stands Idle

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 27, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Civilians and rebel fighters have begun leaving the Syrian town of Daraya after a deal was reached ending a four-year government siege. Saddened by leaving their homes, civilians and fighters started evacuating the destroyed city on Friday. Some 700...

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A Syrian army soldier is seen through the reflection of a bus filled with people to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached on Thursday between rebels and Syria’s army, Syria August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

First Evacuees Leave Syrian Daraya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Besieged residents and Syrian opposition combatants and non-combatants began evacuating the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday, witnesses told Reuters. The exodus takes place during one of the longest stand-offs in Syria’s five-year war began. Syrian Opposition...

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A Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy waits at the entrance of the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before rebels and residents start being evacuated under an agreement reached on Thursday between rebels and Syria’s army, August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Daraya Siege: Tears as Evacuation Draws Closer

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

The evacuation of the Daraya town, near the capital Damascus, is expected to begin on Friday. Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles are poised to enter the town where thousands of rebels and civilians, many in tears, are prepared to evacuate the Syrian town after a...