Syrian and Russian soldiers stand beside a bus transporting rebels and their families on the outskirts of the Beit Sahm, southeast of Damascus, Syria, on May 7, 2018. Hundreds of rebels and their families evacuated three towns south of Damascus, under a new Russian-mediated deal that will see them depart to rebel-held areas in northern Syria. The fifth batch of the rebels evacuated on Monday, according to state news agency SANA. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)