'We Will Go Back to Liberate Aleppo,' Evacuee Children Say

A convoy that left east Aleppo arrived at a checkpoint in a rebel-held area of west Aleppo province on December 15, according to local activists.

Opposition sources said that 1,150 people arrived on the same day into rebel-controlled areas west of the city.

The Syrian Red Crescent said it was working with the Red Cross to evacuate people.

Pro-opposition media said a Red Crescent convoy arrived at the Sukari neighborhood to prepare for the evacuation.

The first of a series of planned evacuation convoys leaving east Aleppo on December 15 came under fire at the al-Ramousah checkpoint, according to local media. See Storyful reports here.

These two videos were shared by pro-opposition media. The first video shows two boys saying that when they grow up and become adults they will come back to Aleppo and liberate it.

The second video shows strikes hit the area and the moments the evacuation convey arrive to west Aleppo province. Credit: Thiqa News via Storyful