An operation to evacuate a rebel-held enclave in the Syrian city of Aleppo is now under way, Red Cross officials say.
The ICRC is bringing out 200 wounded people. A fleet of ambulances and buses was also seen heading into eastern areas as part of a wider evacuation.
Fighters and civilians had been due to leave on Wednesday, but an earlier ceasefire collapsed.
Government forces took nearly all remaining rebel-held parts of Aleppo this week after a four-year battle.
Syrian state TV said that “4,000 rebels and their families would be evacuated from eastern districts on Thursday”, adding that “all the procedures for their evacuation are ready”.
A statement from the Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, part of Russia’s ministry of defence, said the Syrian authorities had guaranteed the safety of all members of the armed groups who decided to leave Aleppo