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People burning personal possessions ahead of Aleppo evacuation-witness 14 Dec 2016 - 08:43 am
Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city. AFP / KARAM AL-MASRI
Aleppo evacuation delayed, opposition blames pro-Assad militia 14 Dec 2016 - 08:38 am
Children walk together as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal 14 Dec 2016 - 12:01 am
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Syria's Ahrar al Sham rebel group says "everyone" to be evacuated tonight to Aleppo countryside 13 Dec 2016 - 08:47 pm
Syrian opposition fighters fire towards positions held by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in al-Bab on the northeastern outskirts of the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016. / AFP / Saleh ABO GHALOUN
After siege, Aleppo’s famed Umayyad Mosque is damaged but endures 13 Dec 2016 - 08:29 pm
 A general view shows Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016, after they captured the area. After weeks of heavy fighting, regime forces were poised to take full control of Aleppo,
Rebels says deal reached to evacuate civilians and fighters from Aleppo 13 Dec 2016 - 08:00 pm
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during clashes with Syrian Army in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central Aleppo August 7, 2012. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo
Syria strike kills three IS operatives, some involved in Paris attacks: Pentagon 13 Dec 2016 - 06:31 pm
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France requests emergency Security Council meeting on Aleppo 13 Dec 2016 - 06:24 pm
Syrian pro-government forces walk in Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood after they captured the area in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016.  AFP / George OURFALIAN
No EU money for rebuilding Syria unless Damascus, Moscow allow Assad opposition 13 Dec 2016 - 06:17 pm
Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez (7th L) and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini (8th L) pose for a photo with other with European foreign ministers and delegation after attending the EU-Cuba political dialogue and coope
Fall of Aleppo unlikely to end war in Syria: German FM 13 Dec 2016 - 06:10 pm
The remains of a shell are pictured outside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Turkey detains pro-Kurdish MPs as crackdown continues 13 Dec 2016 - 05:16 pm
A woman stands in front of Turkish national flags that are displayed at the site of the December 10 blasts outside Besiktas' Vodafone Arena football stadium on December 13, 2016 in Istanbul.
Twin blasts hit Istanbul on December 10, 2016 killing 37 police
Chronology of the Kurdish crisis in Turkey 13 Dec 2016 - 05:12 pm
People wave flags with pictures of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2016 (REUTERS / Murad Sezer)
Thousands flee Aleppo onslaught as battle reaches climax 13 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm
Syrian residents, fleeing violence in the restive Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, arrive in Aleppo's Fardos neighbourhood on December 13, 2016, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. Syrian rebels withdrew from six more neighbourhoods in t
Civilians 'killed on spot' as Aleppo battle nears end 13 Dec 2016 - 04:48 pm
Syrian pro-regime fighters gesture as residents, fleeing violence in the restive Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, arrive in Aleppo's Fardos neighbourhood on December 13, 2016, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. Syrian rebels withdrew fr
Mosul: images of war for a war of images 13 Dec 2016 - 03:58 pm
A member of the Iraqi security forces guards a checkpoint near Hammam al-Alil, south of Mosul, Iraq December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
2 Yazidi women accept EU's Sakharov Prize for human rights 13 Dec 2016 - 03:33 pm
Nadia Murad Basee Taha (L) and Lamiya Aji Bashar, both Iraqi women of the Yazidi faith, pose with the 2016 Sakharov Prize during an award ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Turkey detains 2 pro-Kurdish party MPs 13 Dec 2016 - 02:42 pm
Photo: AFP.
Turkish jets hit 157 IS targets in northern Syria 13 Dec 2016 - 01:35 pm
Photo: AA.