Syrian rebel forces have accused Iran and Shi'ite militias of slowing down the vital evacuation efforts of Aleppo, Reuters reported on Saturday.



"Iran and its sectarian proxies are using the humanitarian situation of our people in besieged Aleppo and preventing civilians from leaving until the evacuation of their groups in al-Foua and Kefyra," Munir al Sayal, the head of the political wing of the rebel group involved in the negotiations, told Reuters.



According to Sayal, Iran maintained that people should be able to leave from the two besieged Shi'ite villages before the Aleppo evacuation can take resume.



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"Russia has failed to restrain the sectarian Shi'ite militias in Aleppo to complete the deal and Moscow should abide by its commitments," he said.



"There are still civilians in Aleppo who need to be evacuated in harsh weather conditions and Russian statements that besieged Aleppo is empty is absolving itself from following up on the agreement," Sayal added.

The effort to evacuate the city was suspended on Friday after pro-government forces detained the fleeing civilians and sent them back to their homes, according to the report.Some rebels also maintained that several people have been injured, robbed and even killed in the process of detainment."These sectarian militias are responsible but we warn them the safety of our people in Aleppo is the priority and all options are open toward achieving that goal," Sayal told Reuters.Sayal also blamed the Russian forces for failing to control Iran's Shi'ite militias, and accused Moscow of not upholding its responsibilities under the agreement to fully evacuate the city.