![Evacuated wounded civilians, fled from East Aleppo that had been under siege by Iran-led Shiite militias and Assad Regime forces, are being hospitalized at an hospital in Reyhanli District, located at Turkey's Syria Border on December 15, 2016 [Burak Milli / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161215_2_20726546_17041117-e1482674315893.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1)
A total of 231 injured civilians from Aleppo have been brought to Turkey for being treated following the evacuation of the war-battered Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the prime ministry press office.
The Turkish Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information told Anadolu Agency that 26 of the 231 injured civilians succumbed to their wounds despite all efforts.
The authorities said that 33 of the 231 injured civilians were discharged from the hospitals, adding that 95 of the injured civilians were under 18.
Last week, Syrian opposition forces and the regime reached a cease-fire deal, brokered by Turkey and Russia, to evacuate civilians from eastern Aleppo to safe areas in opposition-held Idlib.
So far, 40,000 people have been evacuated from the area, according to Turkish authorities.
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