Good evening,
This is Areeb from the Middle East Eye's London office. Here are the key updates coming out of Aleppo:
- The Syrian government has stopped all evacuations from east Aleppo after rebels continued to besiege pro-government villages near Idlib
- Multiple reports of evacuees being robbed, killed and stopped from leaving Aleppo by Shia militias
- Refugees were forced to head back to east Aleppo
- Rebels agree to two Syrian villages being evacuated
- Thousands remain trapped in east Aleppo despite Russian statement declaring that the evacuation operation had been completed
- Unconfirmed reports of many parts of east Aleppo having no internet connection
Continue to follow the blog for sustained coverage and latest developments coming out of Syria.