UK, Sky News, 22 December 2016 – Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated this month following a ceasefire after a heavy bombardment by Syrian and Russian jets.
The final group of rebels and their families holed up in a small enclave in Aleppo have now left.
Iranian-backed militias, led by Lebanese Hezbollah militia, provided thousands of fighters to battle rebels along the city’s main front lines.
Syria’s offensive in Aleppo has drawn widespread international criticism.
Theresa May joined Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and the leaders of France, Canada, and Italy to jointly condemn the Syrian government “and its foreign backers, especially Russia”.
They described Aleppo as a humanitarian disaster “taking place before our very eyes”, and said there had been attacks on civilians and humanitarian aid.
Drone footage shows Aleppo evacuation
The United Nations has spoken of war crimes being committed in Syria.
The Red Cross says thousands of people have left the city.
“Overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, in one of the last stages of the evacuation, more than 4,000 fighters were evacuated in private cars, vans, and pick-ups from eastern Aleppo,” said ICRC spokeswoman Ingy Sedky.
Around 34,000 people had left rebel areas of Aleppo under an evacuation deal, she said.
