Moscow says it evacuated Russian, Belarusian, North Korean diplomats

The Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday that a special Russian air force flight from the Khmeimim air base in Syria evacuated some of the Russian diplomatic personnel in Damascus as well as Belarus and North Korean diplomats.

"The work of the Russian Embassy in Damascus continues," the crisis situation department of the Russian foreign ministry said on its Telegram messaging channel.

Russia's RIA state news agency reported, citing the Belarusian foreign ministry, that all Belarusian diplomats have been evacuated out of Syria. 

Reporting by Reuters