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Syria: Medical Evacuation Begins in Ghouta
Critically-ill patients have been evacuated from a rebel-held suburb near Damascus
Syrian volunteers have evacuated "critical patients" from eastern Ghouta. Aid groups had urged President Assad to allow treatment for dozens of urgent cases -- including seven children with cancer. The area is listed as a de-escalation zone, but bombardment by Syrian government forces has intensified in recent weeks.
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