Russia and Syria issued a joint statement yesterday calling on US troops to leave and allow Russian and Syrian forces to evacuate refugees inside the Rikban camp in southeastern Syria, while the Syrian Democratic Forces (Qods) yesterday postponed a new batch of civilians trapped from the last pocket to organize a " In the town of Al-Bagouz in eastern Syria, as part of a week-long operation, in preparation for its latest attack on the fighters who refuse to surrender.
A statement issued by the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian and Syrian forces equipped buses to transport refugees in the camp in the area of Rikban, and will ensure safe passage for them to start a new life.
"We call on the United States, which has military units on Syrian territory illegally, to leave the country," the statement said.
The United States said this month it would keep about 400 US troops in two Syrian regions, a retreat by US President Donald Trump, which could pave the way for the survival of US allies in Washington.
This comes at a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Moscow to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin what he said are means of "preventing Iran from taking root" in Syria.
"From our point of view, the talks will focus on ways to prevent Iran from establishing itself in Syria, to prevent this country, which openly says its goal is to destroy us," Netanyahu said before leaving Moscow.
On the other hand, a journalist from the «Agence France Presse» yesterday, the arrival of hundreds of people in 15 trucks to the sorting point after leaving the town of Albagouz, in the fifth batch of its kind since last Wednesday.
Thousands of men, women and children, including a large number of foreigners, have been leaving the last block of land in the town of Baguoz for about a quarter of a square kilometer.
After weeks of Syrian forces tightening their grip on the organization's pocket, they arrive starved to a screening point, including several injured by bombing or bombings, and others walking on crutches or wheelchairs.
The Syrian Democratic Forces estimate that a few thousand are still inside the enclave, a figure that exceeded their expectations.
Senior commanders say they await the end of the evacuation to launch an attack on the besieged enclave if militants do not surrender.
Exclusive scenes broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported yesterday, the last spot controlled by the organization in the Baguoz. Buildings can be seen with a simple design, and tents erected randomly using colored blankets. Small trucks are parked nearby, while others are loaded with many objects.
The scenes also show clothes spread on ropes from tent to tent, veiled women moving near their tents, black men running between trucks or buildings. For its part, the International Rescue Committee said that 1000 people arrived at the Hol camp yesterday morning, «99% of them women and children».
Women and children are being transferred from the families of extremist militants to the Hull camp to the north, while men suspected of extremist organization are being sent to detention centers to expand their investigation.
Thousands of children living in camps in northeastern Syria are suffering from "psychological crises," many of whom need long-term treatment, the Save the Children warned yesterday.
These children were "witnesses to atrocities" and "many of them may need long-term psychosocial support" for recovery, the organization said.
The symptoms of these psychological crises vary, according to the organization, between nervousness, isolation, aggression, nightmares and insomnia.
"I saw headscarves," the organization said, adding that the girl had not seen her brother for four years when he was arrested by the organization and was 17 years old.
According to the organization, more than 2,500 foreign children from 30 countries are currently living in three IDP camps in northeastern Syria.