Thousand of Aleppo citizens leave militant-held areas

About 8500 people, including 2900 children, were able to leave militant-controlled areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo in the past 24 hours with the help of Russian servicemen, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said.

According to the statement, over a dozen militants who had been operating in Aleppo received amnesty after laying down arms. 

"14 militants, laying down arms, walked out to the western part of the city towards Syrian troops. In accordance with the decision of the Syrian president all of them were granted amnesty," Sputnik cited the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation as saying.

Russian servicemen have also demined about 6 hectares of residential blocks in eastern Aleppo.