In pictures: Aleppo's evacuated children

19 December 2016

Syrians evacuated from the last rebel-held pockets of Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on December 19 — Image caption,
The evacuation restarted late on Sunday, with people being bussed out to rural western Aleppo province.

A Syrian child gives a peace sign from the door of a vehicle

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Among the evacuees were many children, wrapped up warm against the cold.

A boy sits huddled in a blanket

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Unicef is among those helping to reunite children with other family members

A mother cradles her baby while sitting next to her toddler and a suitcase

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Doctors said their main concern for children was malnutrition.

A boy, who was evacuated with others from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, is interviewed upon his arrival with his cat at insurgent-held al-Rashideen still holding his cat

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Among the children evacuated to safety were 47 orphans (not pictured).

Evacuees from Aleppo

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The Red Cross says the evacuation is going well, but there are still far more people to get out of Aleppo.

Syrians who were evacuated from the last rebel-held pockets of Syria's northern city of Aleppo

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The UN Security Council is to discuss sending monitors to oversee the mass evacuation.

A child wearing a large backpack stands next to piles of the family's belongings

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Thousands of civilians left rebel-held parts of eastern Aleppo on Monday alone

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