In pictures: Aleppo's evacuated children

Syrians evacuated from the last rebel-held pockets of Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on December 19AFP

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 vehicleAFP

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

A boy sits huddled in a blanketReuters

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 suitcaseAFP

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 catReuters

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

Evacuees from AleppoAFP

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 AleppoAFP

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 belongingsReuters

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

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