UN appeals for Aleppo evacuation restart
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BEIRUT -- A top UN official for Syria is calling on its government, its allies Russia and Iran, and a leading rebel group to allow for a resumption of evacuations from besieged parts of eastern Aleppo.
In a text message to The Associated Press on Friday, Jan Egeland of the office of the UN Syria envoy praised the "very successful" evacuations over the last day that "brought many thousands of civilians to safety" -- but added that others are trying to leave too.
Egeland said: "Among those desperate to be evacuated are a group of orphans and unaccompanied children."
He said his office was urging "parties the ground, including Syria, Iran, Russia, and the armed opposition groups led by Ahrar al-Sham to let the evacuations resume unimpeded and in safety."
