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Syrian state TV reports evacuation buses enter al-Foua and Kefraya villages

BEIRUT - Buses and ambulances entered the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, under siege from insurgents in northwest Syria, on Wednesday as part of an agreement to evacuate residents, state TV said.
Rebels and Iran-backed negotiators reached a deal to evacuate thousands of people from the two Shi'ite villages in return for the release of hundreds of detainees in state prisons, sources said on Tuesday.