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Thousands of people are waiting to get out of the eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo. It's been devastated by recent fighting which has seen Government forces push back rebel fighters. A group called the White Helmets has been working in the city - it says it has been helping rescue people from the rubble. But it is seen as part of the enemy by the forces on the government side. Ismael Abdullah is one of them and he says it will take a long time to get everyone out.

(Picture - Wounded Syrians and their families gather as they wait to be taken out of Aleppo. Credit: Karam Al-Masri/AFP/Getty Images)