First buses with fighters from last Ghouta rebel bastion head north: State media

A Syrian girl looks on as civilians and fighters arrive in Qalaat al-Madiq, some 45 kilometres northwest of the central city of Hama, on April 2, 2018 following their evacuation from the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma. (AFP)

BEIRUT: Two buses carrying the first group of Jeish Al-Islam fighters and their families on Monday left the city of Douma, the last rebel bastion in eastern Ghouta, en route for northern Syria, Syrian state TV said.
The two buses were due to head to the northern city of Jarablus, under a deal reached between the Syrian government and the rebel group, according to Syrian state media reports on Sunday.