Syrian residents fleeing the violence gather at a checkpoint, manned by pro- government forces, in the Maysaloun neighbourhood of the northern embattled Syrian city of Aleppo on December 8, 2016. Syria' s army battled to take more ground from rebels in Aleppo after President Bashar al- Assad said victory for his troops in the city would be a turning point in the war. (Photo by Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo)
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