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They have been taken to the Salif port in Hodeidah, Yemen, the officials said.
The Syrian government said it would start negotiations on Sunday with the rebel group Jaish al-Islam.
The Russian military's general staff said on Friday it had reached agreement with rebels in the Syrian town of Douma, near Damascus, for the rebels to leave the town.
Australian media firms fail in Rebel Wilson bid
The frequency of attacks on medical facilities in Syria spiked through the first two months of the year, far outpacing last year's rate.
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta said they were "waiting their turn to die" early on Wednesday, after more pro-government rockets and barrel bombs fell on the besieged rebel enclave.
February 8 marks the day Hollywood youth icon James Dean was born. Best known for his role in “Rebel without a Cause”, he tragically died at the age of 24.
Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area.
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