epa06621849 Fighters from the rebel-held Harasta City in the Eastern Ghouta in the countryside of Damascus, gather at a line of busses before reaching the safe corridor and being transported to the northwestern city of Idlib near Damsacus, Syria, 22 March 2018. According to media reports a total of 27 government chartered busses carrying the first batch of fighters and their families to Idlib, left with 1,580 persons, including 413 fighters, on board. The agreement of the evacuation which was announced on 21 March reportedly was brokered by Russia. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI