The Syrian
Army has regained control over all of Aleppo and has returned
“security and stability to the city,” the army's general
command said. The Red Cross has confirmed that a complex operation to
evacuate those who "wished" to leave has been completed.
The city has
been liberated from "terrorism and terrorists" the
statement said, as quoted by Syria's state SANA news agency. Aleppo
will now mark a turning point in the war against terrorism, the
Syrian Army statement said. “It strikes a smashing blow to the
forces that backed a terrorism plot against Syria,” the
statement added.
"All
civilians who wished to be evacuated have been, as well as [the]
wounded and fighters," International Committee of the Red
Cross spokeswoman Krista Armstrong said, according to Reuters.
Syrian
President Bashar Assad said on Thursday that the liberation of Aleppo
from terrorism is a victory not just for Syria but for all those who
are effectively contributing to the fight against terrorism,
including Iran and Russia. “It is also a setback for all the
countries that are hostile towards the Syrian people and that have
used terrorism as a means [by which] to realize their interests,”
he said.
A SANA
reporter wrote previously on Thursday that the last stage of
evacuating terrorists and their families from eastern Aleppo was
underway.
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