Damascus (AFP) - An elderly Pakistani man and his wife have fled Syria's embattled Eastern Ghouta, it emerged Thursday, the only known civilians to have left since a "humanitarian pause" took effect.
The rebel enclave outside Damascus has seen some of the worst bombardment and fighting of the Syrian civil war since Russia-backed government forces launched an assault on February 18.
Mohammad Fadhl Akram, 73, and his wife Saghran Bibi, 10 years younger, were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon, a medical source with the Syrian Red Crescent said, but were devastated to be leaving 17 family members behind in the battered region.
Their evacuation comes after a "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia came into effect on Tuesday following days of air strikes and clashes that have killed more than 600 civilians.
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