Islamist rebels from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are seen near buses outside the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, Syria July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The evacuation of thousands of people from two loyalist Syrian villages that were besieged by rebels in the northwest is complete, state media said on Thursday, with the government expected to release hundreds of detainees in return.
Syrian state-run al-Ikhbariya TV said all buses had left al-Foua and Kefraya by Thursday morning, making the two Shi'ite villages "empty of civilians".
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