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80,000 have fled east Aleppo since army operation began: monitor

Published: 07 Dec 2016 - 10:47 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 07:11 am

AFP

Beirut: At least 80,000 people have fled east Aleppo since the Syrian army began an operation in mid-November to recapture the rebel-held sector of the second city, a monitor said Tuesday.

The figure includes those who sought refuge in the government-held west of the city and the Kurdish-controlled enclave in between, but not those who fled south to remaining rebel-held territory, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.