Civilians trapped in eastern Aleppo were still waiting to be evacuated from the besieged city early on Thursday morning as a local 6am deadline came and went.<br /><br /> Despite Syrian opposition groups saying an aborted deal was back on, uncertainty remained over the agreement with Hezbollah still reporting “complications”.<br /><br /> Its not clear how many people including rebel fighters are still in the besieged city – It could be as many as 100,000.<br /><br /> On Wednesday a planned evacuation never materialised as shelling began once again.<br /><br /> Residents have faced weeks of bombardment and chronic food and fuel shortages.<br /><br /> Medical facilities in the city have largely been reduced to rubble, as rebels have been squeezed into ever-smaller areas by a major government offensive, backed by Russian air power.<br /><br /> Evacuating the city will mark the end years of fighting for Aleppo and be a major victory for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. <br /><br /> Watch: Syria, Russia and the USA at the UN<br />
