Syrian pro-government fighters fire a Russian 122mm howitzer gun as they advance in the recently recaptured village of Joubah during an offensive towards the area of Al-Bab in Aleppo province, on November 25, 2016. The Syrian army advanced in Aleppo, pounding the rebel-held east with strikes that killed dozens and added to the despair for more than 250,000 civilians under siege.
Syrian forces advance in Eastern Aleppo
Syrian regime forces have entered eastern Aleppo and retaken parts of its largest district, launching a long-threatened ground assault to wrest control of the area from rebels.
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Syrian pro-government fighters fire a Russian 122mm howitzer gun as they advance in the recently recaptured village of Joubah during an offensive towards the area of Al-Bab in Aleppo province, on November 25, 2016. The Syrian army advanced in Aleppo, pounding the rebel-held east with strikes that killed dozens and added to the despair for more than 250,000 civilians under siege.
Syrian forces advance in Eastern Aleppo
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Wounded Syrians and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood as they wait to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city on December 15, 2016.

Russia, Syrian military sources and rebel officials confirmed that a new agreement had been reached after a first evacuation plan collapsed the day before amid fresh fighting. Syrian state television reported that some 4,000 rebels and their families were to be evacuated.


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