SYRIA - 2016 in Review - Part II

SYRIA- 2016 in Review - Part II

SYRIA2016 in Review

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PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Friday, February 26, 2016Female fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria use a tablet in al-Shadadi town, in Hasaka province. REUTERS/Rodi SaidFeb, 26 , 2016December 31, 20162

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PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201632016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A view shows a damaged classroom inside a school that was run by UNICEF in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201642016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A boy gestures as he sits with others on a pick-up truck in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201652016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A road sign is seen on the rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201662016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A ripped cover with the UNICEF logo is seen inside a damaged school that was run by UNICEF in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201672016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A view shows a damaged school that was run by UNICEF in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201682016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A view shows a damaged school that was run by UNICEF in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 201692016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016Youths read and draw in the Ottoman-era Tekkiye Suleimaniye mosque complex in Damascus. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 2016102016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 02, 2016A damaged vehicle is seen in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 02 , 2016December 31, 2016112016 in Review - SYRIA

A half-burned image of Christ is placed next to a wall at a Greek Orthodox church in Maaloula, Syria, Thursday, March 3, 2016. Maaloula, an ancient Christian town 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Damascus, changed hands several times in the war. Its historic churches pillaged by jihadis and buildings riddled with shrapnel reflect fierce fighting that devastated the town two years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)March 03 , 2016December 31, 2016122016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 03, 2016 Activists carry a Free Syrian Army flag during a protest against forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 03 , 2016December 31, 2016132016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 03, 2016Sewage water is pictured near damaged buildings in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 03 , 2016December 31, 2016142016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 03, 2016A picture lies on the ground of a damaged house in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 03 , 2016December 31, 2016152016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 03, 2016Boys carry boxes of biscuits near rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 03 , 2016December 31, 2016162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 03, 2016A boy rides a bicycle near damage in Kafr Hamra village, northern Aleppo countryside. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 03 , 2016December 31, 2016172016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 03, 2016Boys try to sell biscuits to a man driving a car in Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 03 , 2016December 31, 2016182016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 04, 2016Protesters carry Free Syrian Army flags and chant slogans during an anti-government protest in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 04 , 2016December 31, 2016192016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 04, 2016 A boy inspects the damage as blood stains are seen on the ground at a site hit by shelling in the rebel-controlled area of Khan Sheikhoun, in Idlib province, Syria March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 04 , 2016December 31, 2016202016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 04, 2016An aid convoy of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent enters the Wafideen Camp, which is controlled by Syrian government forces, near a poster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, to deliver aid into the rebel-held besieged Douma neighborhood of Damascus, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMarch 04 , 2016December 31, 2016212016 in Review - SYRIA

Quiet on the Syrian frontPhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016A rebel fighter sits on a look-out point with his weapon in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016222016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016A rebel fighter sits near a weapon in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016232016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016A rebel fighter rests in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016242016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016Rebel fighters rest in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016252016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016Rebel fighters of the Al-Furqan brigade rest with their weapons in Aziziyah village, southern Aleppo countryside. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016262016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016Rebel fighters of the Al-Furqan brigade sit on a look-out point with their weapons in Aziziyah village, southern Aleppo countryside. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016272016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016Rebel fighters of the Al-Furqan brigade keep warm by a fire with their weapons in Aziziyah village, southern Aleppo. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 05 , 2016December 31, 2016282016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016A rebel fighter drinks tea while resting in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahMarch 06 , 2016December 31, 2016292016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 05, 2016A rebel fighter sleeps with his weapon in a trench in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahMarch 06 , 2016December 31, 2016302016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 06, 2016Rebel fighters from 'Jaysh al-Sunna' clean their weapons in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 06 , 2016December 31, 2016312016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 06, 2016Rebel fighters from 'Jaysh al-Sunna' sit on a look-out point in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 06 , 2016December 31, 2016322016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 06, 2016Rebel fighters from 'Jaysh al-Sunna' rest in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 06 , 2016December 31, 2016332016 in Review - SYRIA

A rebel fighter from 'Jaysh al-Sunna' holds his weapon as he stands behind sand barricade in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syria March 6, 2016.KHALIL ASHAWI / ReutersMarch 06 , 2016December 31, 2016342016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian man rides his bicycle past the rubble of destroyed buildings in the rebel-held town of Douma on March 7, 2016, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP - Getty ImagesMarch 07 , 2016December 31, 2016352016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 07, 2016Men store bags of flour unloaded from a Red Crescent aid convoy in the rebel held besieged town of Jesreen, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria March 7, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 07 , 2016December 31, 2016362016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 07, 2016Children play in a damaged school bus in the rebel held besieged town of Jesreen, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria March 7, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 07 , 2016December 31, 2016372016 in Review - SYRIA

Poultry farm turned school in SyriaPhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 09, 2016Students hold geometrical forms to decorate the Freedom School, in the town of al-Tamanah, in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria March 9, 2016. The school was converted from a poultry farm by the residents of the town more than a year ago. The school hosts around 350 students from the 1st to 9th grade, being taught in shifts due to lack of space. The school's supervisors said that due to constant shelling by forces loyal to...moreMarch 09 , 2016December 31, 2016382016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 09, 2016A general view shows the Freedom School, in the town of al-Tamanah, in the southern countryside of Idlib. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 09 , 2016December 31, 2016392016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 09, 2016Students attend a class inside the Freedom School. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 09 , 2016December 31, 2016402016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 09, 2016Students attend a class inside the Freedom School. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 09 , 2016December 31, 2016412016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 09, 2016Students walk as they carry their bags after leaving the Freedom School. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 09 , 2016December 31, 2016422016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 09, 2016Students ride on a pick-up truck after leaving the Freedom School. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 09 , 2016December 31, 2016432016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 10, 2016Civil Defence members put out a fire that spread in an oil refinery in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, Syria, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiSyria's fragile truceMarch 10 , 2016December 31, 2016442016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian rescue workers try to pull a man out from under the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Salhin in the northern city of Aleppo.THAER MOHAMMED / AFP - Getty Images-11March 11 , 2016December 31, 2016452016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 11, 2016Residents and Civil Defense members help an injured man that survived from under rubble of damaged buildings after an air strike on the rebel held al-Saliheen district in Aleppo, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 11 , 2016December 31, 2016462016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 11, 2016Residents and Civil Defense members search for survivors from under rubble of damaged buildings after an air strike on the rebel held al-Saliheen district in Aleppo, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 11 , 2016December 31, 2016472016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 11, 2016Protesters carry a Free Syrian Army flags during an anti-government protest in the al-Sukari neighborhood of Aleppo, March 11, 2016. The text on the banner reads in Arabic, "Death but not humiliation". REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 11 , 2016December 31, 2016482016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationQAMISHLI, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 11, 2016Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters carry their weapons while riding on the back of a pick-up truck in Qamishli, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidMarch 11 , 2016December 31, 2016492016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 11, 2016Protesters carry Al-Qaeda flags during an anti-government protest after Friday prayers in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 11 , 2016December 31, 2016502016 in Review - SYRIA

A fighter with Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) takes cover near the front line in the neighborhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.

AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP - Getty Images-14March 14 , 2016December 31, 2016512016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016A general view shows damaged buildings as seen from the rebel held Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria March 13, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 14 , 2016December 31, 2016522016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016Five-year-old Shahd Mahmoud Abdel Hafez poses inside a classroom in the rebel-controlled area of Maarshureen villagein Idlib province, Syria March 12, 2016. March 15 marks the 5th anniversary of peaceful protests against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, leading to the devastating civil conflict in the country. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 14 , 2016December 31, 2016532016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016Five-year-old Sandas al-Mohamed poses inside a classroom in the rebel-controlled area of Maarshureen village in Idlib province, Syria March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 14 , 2016December 31, 2016542016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016Five-year-old Yousef Madr al-Ajaj poses inside a classroom in the rebel-controlled area of Maarshureen village in Idlib province, Syria March 12, 2016. March 15 marks the 5th anniversary of peaceful protests against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, leading to the devastating civil conflict in the country. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 14 , 2016December 31, 2016552016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationUNKNOWN, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, March 15, 2016Russian military jets fly above an unidentified location after taking off from the country's air base in Hmeymin, Syria to head back to Russia, part of a partial withdrawal ordered by President Vladimir Putin, in this still image taken from video March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russian Ministry of Defence via REUTERS TVMarch 15 , 2016December 31, 2016562016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationVoronezh region, RussiaReuters / Tuesday, March 15, 2016A Russian military pilot is greeted upon his return from Syria to a home airbase during a welcoming ceremony in Buturlinovka in Voronezh region, Russia, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russian Ministry of Defence/Olga BalashovaMarch 15 , 2016December 31, 2016572016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationHmeymim airbase, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, March 15, 2016Russian and Syrian servicemen line up near military jets during a ceremony dedicated to the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria at Hmeymim airbase, Syria, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russian Ministry of Defence/Vadim GrishankinMarch 15 , 2016December 31, 2016582016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationVoronezh region, RussiaReuters / Tuesday, March 15, 2016Participants throw a pilot into the air as they gather to welcome Russian military jets upon their arrival from Syria during a ceremony at an airbase in Buturlinovka in Voronezh region, Russia, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russian Ministry of DefenceMarch 15 , 2016December 31, 2016592016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, March 15, 2016Children stand on a rooftop in the rebel-held Tishreen neighborhood of Damascus, Syria March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 15 , 2016December 31, 2016602016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, December 01, 2015A damaged building hit by what local residents said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force on a Turkish grain mill factory is seen in the town of Saraqib, in Idlib province, Syria, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahGalleryDecember 31, 2016612016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationDARAT IZZA, SYRIAReuters / Friday, November 13, 2015People inspect a site hit by what residents said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the town of Darat Izza in the province of Aleppo, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahGalleryDecember 31, 2016622016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, March 15, 2016Children covering themselves with an opposition flag dance as they take part in a protest marking the fifth anniversary of the Syrian crisis in the old city of Aleppo, Syria March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMarch 15 , 2016December 31, 201663


Baby girl refugees Syria Zughayar Amna, 9 years old, from Deir el-Zour, Syria, shaping photographed in a temporary settlement of tents near the Syrian border in the suburb of Mafraq, Jordan. About half of the 4.8 million Syrians leave their homeland as children, and among the most vulnerable people, those who live in dozens of temporary tent camp area. Jordan has received nearly 640,000 refugees. Children in the camp near the northern city of Mafraq say they remember former lives in Syria, particularly remember going to school.March 16 , 2016December 31, 2016642016 in Review - SYRIA

Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian army general staff to address the media in Moscow about Russia's support for the Syrian army's offensive on the city of Palmyra.March 18 , 2016December 31, 2016652016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrians commemorate the start of the Syrian war and shout slogans against the Assad government during a protest in Saqba, outside Damascus. Syrians in the rebel-held areas marked the fifth anniversary of the uprising and the war that has resulted in the death of over a quarter of a million people and displaced millions.MOHAMMED BADRA / EPA-18March 18 , 2016December 31, 2016662016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 21, 2016Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands next to his wife Asma, as he addresses injured soldiers and their mothers during a celebration marking Syrian Mother's Day in Damascus, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 21 , 2016December 31, 2016672016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 21, 2016Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma welcome an injured soldier accompanied by a relative during a celebration marking Syrian Mother's Day in Damascus, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/SANAMarch 21 , 2016December 31, 201668

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PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 21, 2016A girl holds a Syrian national flag as a supporter of the Syrian Social Nationalist party offers traditional arabic sweets to celebrate Syrian Mother's Day in the ancient Christian quarter of Bab-Touma in Damascus, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMarch 21 , 2016December 31, 201669


PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 23, 2016A Free Syrian Army fighter plays with a ball in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 23 , 2016December 31, 2016702016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 23, 2016Children run while competing in "Freedom Marathon" marking the fifth anniversary of the Syrian crisis, in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, Syria, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMarch 23 , 2016December 31, 2016712016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016A man walks near the Central Bank of Syria in Damascus, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016722016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016An Islamic State fighter fires a weapon in this still image taken from a video said to be taken on the outskirts of Palmyra and uploaded on March 21, 2016 by an agency affiliated to the Islamic State, as Syrian government forces push their way into Palmyra in an attempt to recapture the historic city from Islamic State. Social Media WebsiteBattle for PalmyraMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016732016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016A tank fires at where the Syrian military media said is Palmyra, in this still image taken from a Syrian military media video uploaded on March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Syrian Military Media via Reuters TVMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016742016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016A member of the Syrian government forces rides in a tank in this still image taken from a video said to be taken near Palmyra and uploaded on March 23, 2016 by the Syrian government army. REUTERS/Syrian Government Army Handout via Reuters TVMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016752016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016Soldiers march in a line in what the Syrian military media said is Palmyra, in this still image taken from a Syrian military media video uploaded on March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Syrian Military Media via Reuters TVMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016762016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016An Islamic State fighter fires a weapon in this still image taken from a video said to be taken on the outskirts of Palmyra and uploaded on March 21, 2016 by an agency affiliated to the Islamic State. Social Media WebsiteMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016772016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016A view of Palmyra Castle is seen in this still image from video, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Syrian TV via Reuters TVMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016782016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016An Islamic State fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun in this still image taken from a video said to be taken on the outskirts of Palmyra and uploaded on March 21, 2016 by an agency affiliated to the Islamic State. Social Media WebsiteMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016792016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016An Islamic State fighter fires a weapon in this still image taken from a video said to be taken on the outskirts of Palmyra and uploaded on March 21, 2016 by an agency affiliated to the Islamic State. Social Media WebsiteMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016802016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gesture as they advance into the historic city of Palmyra in this picture provided by SANA on March 24, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016812016 in Review - SYRIA

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A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad takes a position inside a palace complex during their offensive to recapture the historic city of Palmyra on March 24.Read: Syrian Forces Poised to Retake Ancient City of PalmyraSANA / ReutersMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016832016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand near a road sign that shows the direction to the historic city of Palmyra in this picture provided by SANA on March 24, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016842016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, March 24, 2016A vehicle drives near a road sign that shows the direction to the historic city of Palmyra in this picture provided by SANA on March 24, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 24 , 2016December 31, 2016852016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPalmyra, SyriaReuters / Saturday, March 26, 2016An aerial view shows an explosion at the wall of the Fakhr al-Din al-Maani citadel as Syrian government forces pushed their way into Palmyra. The castle, believed to have been built by Mamluks in the 13th century, remains intact, although retreating Islamic State fighters detonated the stairway leading to the entrance. REUTERS/RURTRMarch 26 , 2016December 31, 2016862016 in Review - SYRIA

The damaged artifacts inside the Museum of the city history of Palmyra, after forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad to retake it. The picture is provided by the State News Agency SANA on March 27, 2016.March 27 , 2016December 31, 2016872016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016A view shows damaged artifacts inside the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 2016882016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 28, 2016A banner belonging to the Islamic court of the Islamic State is seen on the ground after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured Palmyra city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 28 , 2016December 31, 2016892016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Friday, March 25, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gather at a palace complex on the western edge of Palmyra in this picture provided by SANA on March 24, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 25 , 2016December 31, 201690GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS GOVERNORATE, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, March 26, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash victory signs and carry a Syrian national flag on the edge of the historic city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate, in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 26, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 26 , 2016December 31, 201691GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016A general view inside Palmyra city after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201692GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016A view shows a damaged artefact at the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201693GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016A view shows a damaged artefact at the entrance of the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201694GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016Empty display stands are pictured inside the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201695GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walks down the stairs of the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after government forces recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201696GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad take positions on a look-out point overlooking the historic city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201697GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016A view shows the damaged Lion of Al-Lat statue at the entrance of the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201698GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, March 27, 2016The damaged sign of the City Council of Palmyra is pictured after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 27 , 2016December 31, 201699GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 28, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash victory signs while riding on the back of a military truck in Palmyra city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 28 , 2016December 31, 20161002016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 28, 2016A view shows damaged artefacts inside the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersMarch 28 , 2016December 31, 20161012016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationHOMS, SyriaReuters / Monday, March 28, 2016An aerial view of the historic city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria, is seen in this still image taken from a drone video courtesy of Rossiya 24, made available to Reuters on March 28, 2016. REUTERS/Rossiya 24/Handout via ReutersMarch 28 , 2016December 31, 20161022016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, March 30, 2016Students stand inside their damaged school in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMarch 30 , 2016December 31, 20161032016 in Review - SYRIA

Destroyed buildings line a destroyed neighborhood in the modern town next to the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on March 31, 2016. Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured Palmyra on March 27 after a fierce offensive to rescue the city from jihadists who view the UNESCO-listed site's magnificent ruins as idolatrous.JOSEPH EID / AFP - Getty ImagesMarch 31 , 2016December 31, 20161042016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian army soldiers stands on the ruins of the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria. The Fakhreddin's Castle is seen in the background.

OMAR SANADIKI / Reuters-01April 01 , 2016December 31, 20161052016 in Review - SYRIA

People inspect the damage after a car bomb targeted a religious center in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria, on April 5.KHALIL ASHAWI / ReutersApril 05 , 2016December 31, 20161062016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians gather around the wreckage of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. Islamist rebels shot down a Syrian warplane and captured its pilot on Tuesday in an area south of Aleppo where insurgents are battling the Syrian army and allied militias, a monitoring group said. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016December 31, 20161072016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Civilians inspect the wreckage of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. Syria's military confirmed that a plane on a reconnaissance mission had been shot down and said it was hit by a surface-to-air missile. The pilot had bailed out and efforts were underway to rescue him, it said. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016December 31, 20161082016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO PROVINCE, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016A pilot parachutes from a plane that was shot down, in this still image taken from video footage said to be shot in Al Eiss, Aleppo province, Syria, and uploaded to a social media website on April 5, 2016. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front group captured the pilot and took him to one of their headquarters in the area. There was no immediate rebel comment on the use of an anti-aircraft...moreApril 05 , 2016December 31, 20161092016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Boys pose with pieces of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016December 31, 20161102016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighborhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP - Getty Images-09December 31, 2016111April 9 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Sunday, April 10, 2016A Russian army sapper works at the historic part of Palmyra, Syria, in this handout photo released by Russian Ministry of Defense. REUTERS/Russian Ministry of DefenceDecember 31, 2016112April 10 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

Russian soldiers work as smoke rises from a controlled land mine detonation by Russian experts inside the ancient town of Palmyra in the central Homs province, Syria, on April 14, 2016. Russian combat engineers are in Syria on a mission to clear mines in Palmyra, which has been recaptured from Islamic State militants in an offensive that has proven Russia's military might in Syria despite a drawdown of its warplanes.Hassan Ammar / AP-14April 14 , 2016December 31, 20161132016 in Review - SYRIA

Smoke rises from a controlled land mine detonation by Russian experts in the ancient town of Palmyra in the central Homs province, Syria, Thursday, April 14, 2016. Russian combat engineers arrived in Syria on a mission to clear mines in Palmyra, which has been recaptured from Islamic State militants in an offensive that has proven Russias military might in Syria despite a drawdown of its warplanes. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)April 14 , 2016December 31, 20161142016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, April 11, 2016Residents inspect damages after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Maysar neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016115April 11 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

Residents flee as rockets fired from Syria land in the Turkish town of Kilis. More rockets hit a Turkish town on the Syrian border, wounding at least three people, a day after five were killed by fire from an area of Syria controlled by jihadists, a Turkish government official said.

AFP - Getty ImagesApril 19 , 2016December 31, 20161162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 19, 2016A man inspects damaged shops after an airstrike on a market in the town of Maarat al-Numan in the insurgent stronghold of Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 19 , 2016December 31, 20161172016 in Review - SYRIA

A rebel-fighter monitors the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defense system in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah, on the northern outskirts of Homs.

MAHMOUD TAHA / AFP - Getty Images-20April 20 , 2016December 31, 20161182016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationQAMISHLI, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 21, 2016Government forces surrender themselves to Kurdish fighters in the city of Qamishli, Syria April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidApril 21 , 2016December 31, 20161192016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationQAMISHLI, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 21, 2016Government forces surrender themselves to Kurdish fighters in the city of Qamishli, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidApril 21 , 2016December 31, 20161202016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, April 20, 2016Fighters from a coalition of rebel groups called "Army of Fatah" and members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent stand near buses and ambulances on the outskirts of Idlib city, preparing to enter the two besieged Shi'ite towns of al-Foua and Kefraya to evacuate people, Syria April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 20 , 2016December 31, 2016121


PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 21, 2016Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) members transport an injured man, who was evacuated with others from two besieged Shi'ite towns of al-Foua and Kefraya, at an exchange point supervised by the SARC, in the town of Qalaat al-Madiq, in Hama province, Syria April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 21 , 2016December 31, 20161222016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 21, 2016Children evacuees, from the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani gesture from inside a bus upon their arrival at an exchange point supervised by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, in the town of Qalaat al-Madiq, in Hama province, Syria April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 21 , 2016December 31, 20161232016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationHAMA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 21, 2016A child waits inside a bus transporting evacuees, at an exchange point supervised by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, in the town of Qalaat al-Madiq, in Hama province, Syria April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 21 , 2016December 31, 20161242016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016A man carries an injured girl after an airstrike in the rebel-held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161252016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSOUTHEAST OF DAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016A view of the wreckage of a plane that crashed southeast of Damascus, Syria in this still image taken from video said to be shot April 22, 2016. The video was shared online by Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq. Reuters could not independently verify the video. Social Media Website via Reuters TVApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161262016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016Civil defense members evacuate a woman from a damaged building after airstrikes in the rebel held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161272016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016Smoke rises as people inspect a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161282016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016Civil defense members help their injured comrade after airstrikes in the rebel held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161292016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSOUTHEAST OF DAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016A man walks on the wreckage of a plane that crashed southeast of Damascus, Syria in this still image taken from video said to be shot April 22, 2016. The video was shared online by Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq. Reuters could not independently verify the video. Social Media Website via Reuters TVApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161302016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSOUTHEAST OF DAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016A view of the burning wreckage of a plane that crashed southeast of Damascus, Syria in this still image taken from video said to be shot April 22, 2016. The video was shared online by Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq. Reuters could not independently verify the video. Social Media Website via Reuters TVApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161312016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSOUTHEAST OF DAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016A man walks near the wreckage of a plane that crashed southeast of Damascus, Syria in this still image taken from video said to be shot April 22, 2016. The video was shared online by Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq. Reuters could not independently verify the video. Social Media Website via Reuters TVApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161322016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016A man walks as he holds the hand of an injured boy after an airstrike in the rebel held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161332016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016An injured woman is carried after an airstrike in the rebel held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161342016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016Residents grow their own vegetables near the rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel held area of al-Jazmati neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161352016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, April 22, 2016Children walk near garbage in al-Jazmati neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 22 , 2016December 31, 20161362016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, April 23, 2016Civil defense members rest amid rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016137April 23 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian civil defense volunteers evacuate people from a damaged building following a reported airstrike in the rebel-held neighborhood of Tareeq al-Bab in the northern city of Aleppo. The barrage of air strikes on Aleppo began around 10:00 local time and hit several neighborhoods, including the heavily-populated Bustan al-Qasr district, an AFP correspondent in the city said.AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty Images-23April 23 , 2016December 31, 20161382016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, April 25, 2016Syrian army soldiers inspect the site of a car bomb on the outskirts of the Sayeda Zeinab district south of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via ReutersApril 25 , 2016December 31, 20161392016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrians help a wounded youth following an airstrike on the Fardous rebel held neighborhood in Aleppo.

AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesApril 26 , 2016December 31, 20161402016 in Review - SYRIA

At least 14 doctors and patients were killed after a direct airstrike destroyed a hospital specializing in pediatrics in Syria. Two of the eight doctors working at the Al Quds hospital in a rebel-held area of Aleppo were killed in Wednesday night's attack, according to Doctors Without Borders

Above: Civil defense members carry a casualty after an airstrike at a field hospital in the rebel-held area of al-Sukari in Aleppo, Syria on April 27, 2016.

ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersDecember 31, 2016141April 27 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian boy is comforted as he cries next to the body of a relative who died in a reported airstrike on April 27 in Aleppo.

KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesDecember 31, 2016142April 27 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, April 27, 2016People take a selfie at La Marionnette Pub in Damascus, Syria. In Damascus's Old City, just a mile from the battered frontline between government and rebel-held territory, young Syrians smoke, drink beer or soft drinks, and talk about anything but the war. The revival of activity in this once-vibrant quarter is part of efforts to project an air of normality in the Syrian capital, even as the five-year-old war that has killed more...moreDecember 31, 2016143April 27 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian military source told Reuters that government warplanes had not been used in areas where airstrikes were reported.Above: Syrian civil defense volunteers and rescuers remove a baby from under the rubble of a destroyed building in Aleppo on April 28.

AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesDecember 31, 2016144April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held area of Bustan al-Qas, Aleppo on April 28.


Syrian men carry an injured youth in the government-controlled side of the northern city of Aleppo following fighting between regime forces and rebels on April 28.

Nearly 200 people have been killed in Aleppo in the past week as rebels have pounded government-held neighborhoods with rocket and artillery fire and the regime has hit rebel areas with air raids.

GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP - Getty ImagesDecember 31, 2016146April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

The British-based Observatory said 31 people were killed as a result of air strikes on several areas of opposition-held Aleppo on Thursday. In addition, it said at least 27 people were killed in the air strike on the hospital that was struck.

Above: A man follows rescuers carrying the body of a boy on a stretcher in Aleppo, on April 28.

AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesDecember 31, 2016147April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

A man gestures as he stands on a damaged building at a site hit by airstrikes in Aleppo on April 28.Aleppo is the country's second largest city, with a population of some 3.5 million, according to the CIA's World Factbook. It has been one of the war's worst affected metropolitan areas, with many neighborhoods suffering heavy damage and swathes of its population without water and power for months.


Above: A front loader operates at a site hit by airstrikes in Aleppo on April 28.The Geneva talks aim to end a war that has killed more than 250,000 people, created the world's worst refugee crisis, allowed for the rise of Islamic State and drawn in regional and major powers but the negotiations have all but failed and a truce to allow them to take place has collapsed.


In this image made from video and posted online from Validated UGC, a man carries a child after airstrikes hit Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, April 28, 2016. A Syrian monitoring group and a first-responders team say new airstrikes on the rebel-held part of the contested city of Aleppo have killed over a dozen people and brought down at least one residential building. The new violence on Thursday brings the death toll in the past 24-hours in the deeply divided city to at least 61 killed. (Validated UGC via AP video)December 31, 2016150April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

People go in between the rubble of buildings destroyed after an air raid targeted al-Kalasa town held by the rebels in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria.December 31, 2016151April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

People inspect the damage at al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes in Aleppo, April 28.The hospital featured an eight-bed pediatrics unit and was "the main referral center" for ailing children, Doctors Without Borders said. The facility employed eight doctors and 28 nurses. Following the airstrike there was little left of the emergency room, intensive care unit, and operating room, according to the organization. Doctors Without Borders initially said three of the doctors had been killed but later revised that figure to two.


PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016A man reacts at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of al-Kalaseh neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016153April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016A man removes medicine inside the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016154April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016A civil defence member carries a child that survived from under the rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016155April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes, in the rebel-held area of Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016156April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016A woman, who survived an airstrike, sits amid the damage in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016157April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016An injured woman reacts at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016158April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA



PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016A view shows the damage at al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016161April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, April 28, 2016Women walk past damage near the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailDecember 31, 2016162April 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian men carry a body on a stretcher past the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Al-Qatarji in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 29. Fresh bombardments shook Syria's second city Aleppo, severely damaging a local clinic as outrage grows over an earlier airstrike that destroyed a hospital. The northern city has been battered by a week of airstrikes, rocket fire, and shelling, leaving more than 200 civilians dead across the metropolis. The renewed violence has all but collapsed a fragile ceasefire deal that had brought an unprecedented lull in fighting since February 27.

AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesApril 29 , 2016December 31, 20161632016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian man reacts as he stands on blood stains at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held al-Fardous district of Aleppo.

ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersApril 29 , 2016December 31, 20161642016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, May 05, 2016A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo on May 5, 2016 but President Bashar al-Assad said he still sought a total, crushing victory over rebel forces. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMay 5 , 2016December 31, 20161652016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, May 05, 2016A chandelier hangs in a damaged house in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailMay 5 , 2016December 31, 20161662016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, May 05, 2016An aerial view as Russia's Mariinsky Theater performs at the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra is seen in this still image taken from video May 5, 2016. Russian Pool via Reuters TVMay 5 , 2016December 31, 20161672016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationPALMYRA, SyriaReuters / Thursday, May 05, 2016Violinist Pavel Miliyukov performs on stage at the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra in this still image taken from video May 5, 2016. Russian Pool via ReutersMay 5 , 2016December 31, 20161682016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationPalmyra, SyriaReuters / Friday, May 06, 2016People, including Russian servicemen, attend a concert of Mariinsky Theatre in the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra, Syria, May 6, 2016. Olga Balashova/Russian Ministry of Defence/Handout via ReutersMay 6 , 2016December 31, 20161692016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationPALMYRA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, May 05, 2016Russia's Mariinsky Theater performs at the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on May 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSMay 6 , 2016December 31, 20161702016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationPALMYRA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, May 05, 2016Russia's Mariinsky Theater performs at the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on May 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSMay 6 , 2016December 31, 20161712016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationPalmyra, SyriaReuters / Friday, May 06, 2016Conductor Valery Gergiev leads a concert of Mariinsky Theatre in the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra, Syria, May 6, 2016. Vadim Grishankin/Russian Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERSMay 6 , 2016December 31, 20161722016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerHandout .LocationPalmyra, SyriaReuters / Friday, May 06, 2016People, including Russian servicemen, attend a concert of Mariinsky Theatre in the amphitheater of the Syrian city of Palmyra, Syria, May 6, 2016. Olga Balashova/Russian Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERSMay 6 , 2016December 31, 20161732016 in Review - SYRIA

People visit the ruins of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra ahead of a musical performance on May 6. Syrian troops backed by Russian air strikes and special forces on the ground recaptured the UNESCO world heritage site from Islamic State group fighters in March. The Syrian regime put on a patriotic celebration in Palmyra Friday, with flag-waving and military music in a place where just last year jihadists carried out mass executions.Omar Sanadiki / Reuters-0May 6 , 2016December 31, 20161742016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Friday, May 06, 2016People walk though burnt tents at a camp for internally displaced people near Sarmada in Syria's Idlib province in this undated still image taken from video on May 6, 2016. Social MedMay 6 , 2016December 31, 20161752016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, May 07, 2016People stand near a damaged tent after air strikes on Thursday hit a camp for internally displaced people in Syria's Idlib province near the Turkish border, Syria May 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDecember 31, 2016176May 07 2016


PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, May 10, 2016Residents inspect a site damaged by an airstrike in Binnish, in the insurgent stronghold of Idlib province, Syria May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDecember 31, 2016177May 10 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

People inspect a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-controlled city of Idlib, Syria on May 13.

Ammar Abdullah / ReutersDecember 31, 2016178May 13 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

December 31, 2016179PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, May 14, 2016Boys stand near a shadow of a coach lecturing a boy during a final soccer game in a school championship, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria May 14, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehMay 14 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

December 31, 2016180PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, May 15, 2016A clothing shop displays its merchandise beside a damaged building in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria, May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMay 15 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, May 19, 2016A rebel fighter from Jaysh al-Sunna, operating under a coalition of rebel groups called Jaish al-Fatah, or the army of conquest, rests in Aziziyah village, southern Aleppo countryside, Syria May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMay 19 2016December 31, 20161812016 in Review - SYRIA

Girls attend a seminar in Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria in a former school destroyed by bombing in 2015. The seminar entitled, "Between Dreams and Reality," was created for young girls to share their stories about the situations they have lived through.MOHAMMED BADRA / EPAMay 22 2016December 31, 20161822016 in Review - SYRIA

ISIS BOMBS HIT ASSAD STRONGHOLDSPhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016A Syrian army soldier and civilians inspect the damage after explosions hit the Syrian city of Tartous. Bombs killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in Jableh and Tartous on Syria's Mediterranean coast on Monday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in the cities that have up to now escaped the worst of the violence in the five-year-old conflict, saying it was targeting members of President Bashar...moreMay 23 2016December 31, 20161832016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationLATAKIA, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Men inspect a wrecked vehicle after explosions hit a bus station in the Syrian city of Jableh May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMay 23 2016December 31, 20161842016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationLATAKIA, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016A man stands on shattered glass overlooking a damaged bus station after explosions hit it in the Syrian city of Jableh. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMay 23 2016December 31, 20161852016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationLATAKIA, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016A Syrian Army soldier walks behind a police line near a damaged vehicle after explosions hit a bus station in the Syrian city of Jableh. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMay 23 2016December 31, 20161862016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationLATAKIA, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016A Syrian Army soldier stands near blood on the ground of a damaged emergency room inside National Hospital after explosions hit the Syrian city of Jableh. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMay 23 2016December 31, 20161872016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationLATAKIA, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016A teddy bear bag lies on the ground near blood stains in a damaged room inside National Hospital after explosions hit the Syrian city of Jableh. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiMay 23 2016December 31, 20161882016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Smoke rises after explosions hit the Syrian city of Tartous. SANA/Handout via REUTERSMay 23 2016December 31, 20161892016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016People inspect the damage after explosions hit the Syrian city of Tartous. SANA/Handout via REUTERSMay 23 2016December 31, 20161902016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Syrian army soldiers and civilians inspect the damage after explosions hit the Syrian city of Tartous. SANA/Handout via REUTERSMay 23 2016December 31, 20161912016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016A damaged minaret of a mosque is pictured in the rebel-held area of Deraa, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirMay 25 , 2016December 31, 20161922016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016A man walks past damaged buildings in the rebel-held area of Deraa. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirMay 25 , 2016December 31, 20161932016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016A general view shows damaged buildings as seen from the rebel held Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehDecember 31, 2016194March 14 , 2016Gallery Photos2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016A boy walks past satellites dishes used as planting beds in the rebel held Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehDecember 31, 2016195March 14 , 2016Gallery Photos2016 in Review - SYRIA

Armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa on May 25, 2016. US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State group, in two of the most important ground offensives yet against the jihadists. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP - Getty ImagesMay 25 , 2016December 31, 20161962016 in Review - SYRIA

Armed men in uniform, identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations forces, walk in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa on May 25, 2016. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP - Getty ImagesMay 25 , 2016December 31, 20161972016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian Democratic forces and an armed man in uniform identified by them as US special operations forces are seen in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa on May 25, 2016. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP - Getty ImagesMay 25 , 2016December 31, 20161982016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSergei KarpukhinLocationMoscow, RussiaReuters / Friday, May 27, 2016Sergei Rudskoy, head of the General Staff's main operations command, speaks during a briefing in Moscow, Russia, May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinMay 27 , 2016December 31, 20161992016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian civil defense volunteers help a boy out of the rubble following a reported attack by Syrian government forces in the Tariq al-Bab neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo.AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesMay 30 , 2016December 31, 20162002016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian Civil Defense members evacuate a toddler from the rubble of buildings destroyed following Russian air strikes a day earlier in the northwestern city of Idlib.

Omar Haj Kadour / AFP - Getty Images-31May 31 , 2016December 31, 20162012016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Civilians and civil defence members look for survivors at a site damaged after Russian air strikes on the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMay 31 , 2016December 31, 2016202THE ENDSYRIA-2016 in Review Part II Mar. - Apr. - May20162016 in Review - SYRIAPPS : http://ppsnet.wordpress.com

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