More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave

Another group of civilians has left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta outside Damascus through a corridor established by the Syrian army.

Ghouta

The UN estimates nearly 400,000 civilians are living under a crippling siege in eastern Ghouta. (AAP)

Syrian TV says another group of civilians has left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta outside Damascus through a corridor established by the Syrian army.

The state-run TV broadcast footage showed a small group of men, women and children it says left the town of Madyara on Monday. The town was captured by Syrian troops on Sunday.

Syrian government forces split eastern Ghouta in two amid rapid weekend advances, dealing a major setback to the rebels and threatening to exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation at the doorstep of the country's capital.

The advances also cut off key towns of Douma and Harasta from the rest of the enclave, further squeezing the residents inside them.

The United Nations estimates nearly 400,000 civilians are living under a crippling siege in eastern Ghouta.


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