Rebels claim pro-Syrian Govt forces are blocking evacuation of civilians from Aleppo

A ceasefire "surrender deal" allowing civilians and opposition fighters to be evacuated from eastern Aleppo has begun as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government assumed control of the former rebel enclave.

A ceasefire "surrender deal" allowing civilians and opposition fighters to be evacuated from eastern Aleppo has begun as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government assumed control of the former rebel enclave.

A fleet of buses has arrived in Aleppo for the evacuation of Syrian rebels and civilians after the ceasefire was agreed.