Syrian rebel denies Russian statement Aleppo evacuation complete

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian rebel official said the evacuation of eastern Aleppo was far from finished on Friday in response to a Russian statement that the operation had been completed. "Only the wounded and some civilians left," Zakaria Malahifji, a Turkey-based official with the Aleppo Fastaqim rebel group. "No fighters came out. Nobody came out. All that came out was three convoys. (Reporting by Tom Perry)