The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 14, 2017 Syrian Rebels, Government Begin Exchange of Besieged Residents -------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere in Syria, rebel groups and Syria's government have begun an exchange that could see the relocation of some 30,000 residents. If completed, the deal would see civilians in two towns besieged by rebels exchanged for residents of two towns cut off by government forces. .