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Some 40,000 Civilians Evacuated From Aleppo, Syria - Turkish PM

© AP PhotoSyrians evacuated from the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo during the ceasefire arrive at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria, early Monday, Dec. 19, 2016
Syrians evacuated from the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo during the ceasefire arrive at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria, early Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 - Sputnik International
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About 40,000 residents have been evacuated from Aleppo, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday.

Humanitarian aid supplies are unloaded from a Czech military airplane into a Syrian Arab Red Crescent truck, after it landed in Damascus airport, Syria June 5, 2016 - Sputnik International
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ANKARA (Sputnik) — Approximately 40,000 residents have been evacuated from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo following extensive consultations with Russia and Iran, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday.

"We conducted a large number of diplomatic contacts with Russia and Iran. As a result, 40,000 civilians have been evacuated from the combat zone," Yildirim said in an address to ruling party activists in Ankara.

The Turkish head of government noted that the evacuations took place in spite of "those who do not want an end to war in the region."

"It did not come easily to us… However, with close contacts and diplomatic efforts, we were able to do it and we are continuing our work," Yildirim added.

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