More than 7000 people started evacuating from four besieged Syrian towns Friday under a mass evacuation deal concluded recently between the Syrian government and rebels. <br /> <br />A total of 60 buses carrying around 2,350 rebels and their families evacuated the towns of Madaya and Zabadani toward rebel-held areas in the northwestern province of Idlib. <br /> <br />In return, around 75 buses and 20 ambulances carrying 5,000 people, including fighters, left the Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fouaa in Idlib countryside toward government-controlled areas in the northern city of Aleppo. <br /> <br />The evacuation process will continue from the aforementioned towns in the next hours.
