SYRIA - 2016 in Review - Part IV - Sep - Oct

SYRIA - 2016 in Review - Part IV -Sep.-Oct.

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2016 in Review - Part IV

SYRIA2016 in Review Part IV

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PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, September 01, 2016A boy sleeps outdoors in the rebel-held al-Sheikh Said neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 1 , 2016January 5, 201722016 in Review - Part IV

A disabled man is carried as civilians leave the Moadamiyeh suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Dozens of Syrians living in a besieged rebel-held suburb of the capital, Damascus, have begun evacuating the area following a deal struck with the government that grants amnesty to gunmen and restores state control. (AP Photo)Sep. 2 , 2016January 5, 201732016 in Review - Part IV

Abdullah Kurdi, father of Alan Kurdi, stands in front of his neighbor's house in Kobani, Syria. As reported by the German newspaper Bild, Kurdi lamented a year later that the deaths at sea "continue" and "no one does anything." YASIN AKGUL / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 20174GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A boy watches smoke rising close to the Syrian-Turkish border town of Jarabulus. In an unprecedented operation, Turkey sent tanks into Syria to help Arab rebels clear the border area of ISIS jihadists and halt the westward advance of a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia, which Ankara sees as a terrorist group.BULENT KILIC / AFP - Getty ImagesSep. 1 , 2016January 5, 201752016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash victory signs as they stand at a military complex, after they recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSYRIAN ARMY PRESSES ON ALEPPOSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 201762016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk at a military complex as one of them holds up a Syrian national flag, after they recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 201772016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk at a military complex after they recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 201782016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk past a tank at a military complex, after they recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 201792016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016A general view shows the damage at a military complex, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017102016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk at a military complex after they recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017112016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Syrian army soldiers stand at a site of an explosion in Bab Tadmor in Homs, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017122016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationHOMS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016A general view shows the damage at a site of an explosion in Bab Tadmor in Homs, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017132016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Syrian army soldiers inspect the damage as civil defense members work at the site of two explosions that hit the Arzouna bridge area at the entrance to Tartous, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017142016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Syrian army soldiers inspect the damage as civil defense members work at the site of two explosions that hit the Arzouna bridge area at the entrance to Tartous, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017152016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationTARTOUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Syrian army soldiers and civilians inspect the site of two explosions that hit the Arzouna bridge area at the entrance to Tartous, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerSana SanaLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 05, 2016Syrian army soldiers and civilians inspect the site of an explosion near the town of al Saboura, along a road which leads onto the Beirut-Damascus highway, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 5, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERSSep. 5 , 2016January 5, 2017172016 in Review - Part IV

A Jaysh al-Islam fighter (Army of Islam) throws a cushion in the fire to keep the smoke clouds going at Tal al-Siwan area in the rebel-held city of Douma, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Jaysh al-Islam fighters burn tires, wool, and wood to create smoke clouds in order to blur and disturb the line of site of snipers and scouts. Jaysh al-Islam, a militia fighting against the Syrian regime, captured Tal al-Siwan from Jaysh al-Tahrir (Liberation Army), a militia aligned with the Syrian regime, on Sept. 1.

MOHAMMED BADRA / EPA-06Sep. 6 , 2016January 5, 2017182016 in Review - Part IV

Syrian refugees returning to the Syrian city of Jarabulus leave Turkey at the Karkamis crossing. Syrians are returning to the border town after it was recently liberated from ISIS by Turkish forces.BULENT KILIC / AFP - Getty ImagesSep. 7 , 2016January 5, 2017192016 in Review - Part IV

Rebel fighters stand in a damaged building in the Syrian Quneitra countryside.

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Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held Salihin neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo, on Sept. 11.

A cease-fire came into effect in Syria at sunset Monday in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring some quiet in the 5 1/2-year civil war. Residents and observers reported quiet in most of the country hours after the truce came into effect, though activists said airstrikes took place on contested areas around the northern city of Aleppo.

AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesSep. 11 , 2016January 5, 2017212016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 12, 2016A child reacts inside a field hospital after airstrikes in the rebel-held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria September 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehSep. 12 , 2016January 5, 2017222016 in Review - Part IV

A Syrian girl reacts in pain as a wounded child lies next to her at a make-shift hospital following reported government air strikes on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus. A new ceasefire brokered by Russia and the United States is due to begin at sundown in Syria. It aims to halt fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and the opposition, but does not apply to jihadists like the Islamic State group.ABD DOUMANY / AFP - Getty Images-12Sep. 12 , 2016January 5, 2017232016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 12, 2016Butchers cut meat in the rebel-held Madyara neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehSep. 12 , 2016January 5, 2017242016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 14, 2016Children ride in carts on the third day of Eid al-Adha in the rebel controlled city of Idlib, Syria September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahSep. 14 , 2016January 5, 2017252016 in Review - Part IV

SYRIA'S 'WHITE HELMETS': ANGELS ON THE FRONT LINEMembers of Syria's Civil Defense rescue children after an air strike in Aleppo on June 2, 2014.

Known as the White Helmets for their trademark headgear, members of Civil Defense put their lives on the line every day to save civilians affected by the country's brutal war.

SULTAN KITAZ / ReutersJanuary 5, 201726GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A Civil Defense member carries a dead child at a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan in Syria's Idlib province on Jan. 9, 2016.

The White Helmets come from diverse walks of life; there are among them carpenters, students, lawyers, and doctors.

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Civil Defense members search for survivors on Sept. 1, 2016, amid burning vehicles belonging to people fleeing from the town of Souran, in northern Hama, after they were reportedly targeted by a Syrian government forces air strike.

The White Helmets grew out of networks of volunteer first responders who were rescuing victims from government shelling and bombardment in opposition areas.

OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 201728GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A Civil Defense member and a volunteer carry a girl rescued from under the rubble of a destroyed building following an airstrike on the rebel-held Salihin neighborhood of Aleppo on Sept. 10, 2016.The volunteer rescue workers, who have saved more than 60,000 lives, are nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have joined more than 130,000 people worldwide who signed a petition supporting the nomination of the Syrian rescue group.THAER MOHAMMED / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 201729GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A Civil Defense member is stuck under the debris after a strike in Aleppo on July 27, 2014.More than five years old, the conflict in Syria began with protests against President Bashar al-Assad before descending into a multi-sided war that has drawn in foreign governments and allowed the growth of Islamic State.REUTERSJanuary 5, 201730GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A Civil Defense member looks for survivors after a strike in Aleppo on July 27, 2014.Hamid Khatib / REUTERSJanuary 5, 201731GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

Civil Defense members mourn the death of a comrade, killed in airstrikes activists said were carried out by the Russian air force, during his funeral in Ehsim, Idlib province, on Oct. 3, 2015.Khalil Ashawi / REUTERSJanuary 5, 201732GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

Syrian Civil Defense workers rescue a wounded young man from under the rubble of a collapsed building following airstrikes on July 17, 2016 in Aleppo.

THAER MOHAMMED / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 201733GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

Civil Defense volunteers remove a baby from under the rubble of a destroyed building following an airstrike in Aleppo on April 28, 2016.AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 201734GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

Civil Defense members push a car at a site hit by airstrikes in Idlib on June 12, 2016.AMMAR ABDULLAH / ReutersJanuary 5, 201735GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A Civil Defense member transports an injured girl into an ambulance after an airstrike in Idlib on June 15.

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PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 18, 2016A damaged wall of a school is pictured in rebel-held Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017372016 in Review - Part IV

Boys cool down with water from a pipe damaged by shelling in the rebel-held Sheikh Saeed neighborhood of Aleppo on Saturday. ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017382016 in Review - Part IV

Injured children are carried amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following airstrikes targeting the rebel-held neighborhood of Al-Mashhad in Aleppo on July 25. BARAA AL-HALABI / AFP - Getty ImagesSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 201739Gallery Photos2016 in Review - Part IV

Dr. John Kahler, Dr. Zaher Sahloul and Dr. Samer Attar, American physicians from Chicago who volunteered with Syrian American Medical Society, stand in front of a bombed-out house in Eastern Aleppo in June 2016. Courtesy Zaher SahloulSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 201740Gallery Photos2016 in Review - Part IV

Eastern Aleppo in June. Courtesy Dr. Zaher SahloulSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 201741Gallery Photos2016 in Review - Part IV

A man stands in the rubble of destroyed buildings following an air strike in the rebel-controlled neighborhood of Karm al-Jabal on Sept. 18.

KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017422016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 18, 2016People walk across a street in rebel-held Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017432016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 18, 2016A man reacts to his wounds inside a field hospital after an airstrike in the rebel-held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017442016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 18, 2016An injured man rests inside a field hospital after an airstrike in the rebel-held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017452016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 18, 2016People move an injured man inside a field hospital after an airstrike in the rebel-held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirSep. 18 , 2016January 5, 2017462016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationHOMS, SyriaReuters / Monday, September 19, 2016Damaged buildings are seen in the Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, Syria. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiSep. 19 , 2016January 5, 2017472016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationHOMS, SyriaReuters / Monday, September 19, 2016A boy stands near the entrance of the Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, Syria. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiSep. 19 , 2016January 5, 2017482016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SyriaReuters / Monday, September 19, 2016A man walks near a hole in the ground after an airstrike on Sunday in the rebel-held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirSep. 19 , 2016January 5, 2017492016 in Review - Part IV

AIR STRIKE ON AID CONVOY NEAR ALEPPOPhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016A Civil Defence member and a man put out a fire after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday, a war monitor reported, as the Syrian military declared a one-week truce over. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017502016 in Review - Part IV

Men drive a motorcycle near a damaged aid truck.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said 20 civilians were killed in the convoy attack.

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PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016Damaged Red Cross and Red Crescent medical supplies lie inside a warehouse after an airstrike on the rebel-held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017522016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016Damaged Red Cross and Red Crescent medical supplies lie inside a warehouse after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. The confirmed death toll on Tuesday stood at one Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) staff member and "around 20 civilians", the SARC and Red Cross said in a joint statement. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017532016 in Review - Part IV

Damaged Red Cross and Arab Red Crescent medical supplies are seen in a warehouse in Urum al-Kubra.OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP - Getty Images-20Sep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017542016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016A boy inspects a damaged aid truck after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. "If this callous attack is found to be a deliberate targeting of humanitarians, it would amount to a war crime," U.N. aid chief Stephen O'Brien said in a statement calling for an immediate and independent investigation. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017552016 in Review - Part IV

Boxes of humanitarian aid are strewn across the streets of Urum al-Kubra.

The UN has suspended all aid convoy movements in Syria after the attack.

OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP - Getty Images-20Sep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017562016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016A damaged UNHCR truck is pictured after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. The United Nations had just received permission from the Syrian government to deliver aid to all besieged areas in the country, U.N. humanitarian aid spokesman Jens Laerke said. All parties, including Russia and the United States, had been notified about the cleared convoy heading to rebel-held...moreSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017572016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016A boy rides a bicycle near a damaged aid truck after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. "Yesterday's attack is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and it is unacceptable," Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement. "Failing to protect humanitarian workers and structures might have serious...moreSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017582016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016People inspect damage after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. At least 18 of 31 trucks in a U.N. and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) convoy were hit on Monday along with an SARC warehouse. The convoy was delivering aid for 78,000 people in the hard-to-reach town of Urm al-Kubra in Aleppo province. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017592016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 20, 2016Damaged aid trucks are pictured after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. "Life-saving aid supplies have been totally damaged and a health clinic destroyed, depriving thousands of civilians of much needed food and medical assistance," said Benoit Carpentier of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. SARC's director in Urem al-Kubra, Omar...moreSep. 20 , 2016January 5, 2017602016 in Review - Part IV

SYRIA'S UNRAVELING TRUCEPhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016A man runs with a stretcher in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017612016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016A man reacts while being carried on a stretcher after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017622016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016A man carries an injured child after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmaiSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017632016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016A man carries an injured girl after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017642016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016Men drive a motorcycle amidst rubble of damaged buildings near a graveyard after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017652016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016Men carry children away from a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017662016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 21, 2016A woman reacts in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 21 , 2016January 5, 2017672016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationHOMS, SyriaReuters / Thursday, September 22, 2016A bus with Syrian rebels and their families evacuating the besieged Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs is pictured after a local agreement was reached between rebels and Syria's army, Syria, September 22, 2016. The graffiti on the sign reads in Arabic: "Assad or nobody, only Bashar." REUTERS/Omar SanadikiSep. 22 , 2016January 5, 2017682016 in Review - Part IV

Staffers of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent assist families of gunmen as they leave from Al-Waer, the last rebel-held neighborhood of Homs, Syria, on Thursday. Syrian state TV said buses have evacuated 261 residents from Al-Waer including 103 gunmen and 158 women, children, and older men. They are part of an agreement between rebels and the authorities to lift a government blockade on the neighborhood that has been enforced since November 2013. They were transferred to the northern Homs countryside, and will be bussed to rebel-held Idlib on Saturday. An estimated 75,000 residents are still in the neighborhood, with dwindling supplies of food and medicine.AP-22Sep. 22 , 2016January 5, 2017692016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 201770ALEPPO, SYRIA2016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016A boy inspects a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017712016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016A still image taken from video posted on social media web sites shows a baby being carried by rescue workers after being dug out from from rubble of a collapsed building in Aleppo, Syria. Social Media via Reuters TVSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017722016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016A still image from video posted on social media web sites shows a baby being rescued from rubble of a collapsed building in Aleppo, Syria. Social Media via Reuters TVSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017732016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017742016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017752016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016A man stands over damaged shops after airstrikes on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017762016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016People inspect a hole in the ground filled with water in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017772016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmaiSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017782016 in Review - Part IV

Syrians remove a victim from the rubble of a destroyed building following a reported air strike in the Qatarji neighborhood on Sept. 21.

AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty Images-21Sep. 21 , 2016January 5, 201779GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - Part IV

A man carries the body of an infant retrieved from under the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike on Sept. 23 on the al-Muasalat area.

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Syrians pull the body of child out from under the rubble of a building following bombardment of the al-Marja neighborhood on Sept. 23.

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PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, September 23, 2016A damaged site is pictured after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 23 , 2016January 5, 2017832016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, September 24, 2016Men inspect a hole in the ground filled with water in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 24 , 2016January 5, 201784

SYRIAN ARMY DECLARES OFFENSIVE ON ALEPPO2016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, September 24, 2016Swings are seen in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 24 , 2016January 5, 2017852016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, September 24, 2016A general view shows a hole in the ground filled with water in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 24 , 2016January 5, 2017862016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, September 24, 2016A front loader removes debris in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 24 , 2016January 5, 2017872016 in Review - Part IV

Civilians watch as a tractor clears rubble following airstrikes in the Tariq a-Bab neighborhood in Aleppo on Sept. 24.Aleppo has become the main battle ground of a conflict now in its sixth year. Capturing rebel districts of Syria's largest city, where more than 250,000 civilians are trapped, would mark the biggest victory of the civil war for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces.THAER MOHAMMED / AFP - Getty Images-26Sep. 24 , 2016January 5, 2017882016 in Review - Part IV

Syrians await treatment at a makeshift hospital following air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo on Sept. 24.Only 30 doctors remain in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where they are in dire need of medical and surgical supplies to treat hundreds of wounded people.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty Images-26Sep. 24 , 2016January 5, 2017892016 in Review - Part IV

A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on Sept. 25. At least 26 civilians were killed in fresh government airstrikes on the contested city of Aleppo, Syrian activists said Sunday.

With international diplomacy in tatters and the U.S. focused on its election, the Syrian government and its Russian allies are seizing the moment to wage an all-out campaign to recapture Aleppo, unleashing the most destructive bombing of the past five years and pushing into the center of the Old City.

Desperate residents describe horrific scenes in Syria's largest city and onetime commercial center, with hospitals and underground shelters hit by indiscriminate airstrikes that the U.N. said may amount to a war crime.

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Children stand in front of the bullet-riddled facade of a building in the rebel-held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria.BASSAM KHABIEH / Reuters-25Sep. 25 , 2016January 5, 2017912016 in Review - Part IV

SYRIAN ARMY DECLARES OFFENSIVE ON ALEPPOPhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 26, 2016A vehicle drives past damaged buildings in the northern Syrian rebel-controlled town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiSep. 26 , 2016January 5, 2017922016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 25, 2016A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 25 , 2016January 5, 2017932016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 25, 2016Boys stand near a crater at a damaged site in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 25 , 2016January 5, 2017942016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, September 25, 2016One of the warning leaflets dropped by the Syrian army is seen in the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. The leaflet reads (top) "This is your destiny!!!" and (bottom L) " who is next" as it depicts pictures of killed rebel commanders and fighters. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 25 , 2016January 5, 2017952016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 26, 2016People dig in the rubble in an ongoing search for survivors at a site hit previously by an airstrike in the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 26 , 2016January 5, 2017962016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 26, 2016A man rides a bicycle past damaged buildings in the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 26 , 2016January 5, 2017972016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 26, 2016People ride a vehicle past a crater in the rebel-held Qadi Askar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 26 , 2016January 5, 2017982016 in Review - Part IV

People dig in the rubble in an ongoing search for survivors at a site hit previously by an airstrike in the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood on Sept. 26.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of air strikes hit the rebel-held half of the divided city, the target of a fresh offensive announced by the Syrian army on Thursday.Rescue efforts have been severely hampered as bomb damage has made roads impassable and civil defense centers and rescue equipment have been destroyed in raids.

ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersALEPPO ENDURES HEAVY BOMBARDMENT AFTER FAILED CEASEFIRESep. 26 , 2016January 5, 2017992016 in Review - Part IV

.A Syrian boy awaits treatment at a makeshift hospital following air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo on Sept. 24.

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PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, September 26, 2016A rebel fighter of 'Al-Sultan Murad' brigade arranges weapons inside a warehouse in the northern Syrian rebel-controlled town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiSep. 26 , 2016January 5, 20171012016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016Civil Defense members search for survivors at a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171022016 in Review - Part IV

DEVASTATION OF ALEPPOPhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171032016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows craters and damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171042016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows people walking past damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171052016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows a vehicle driving past damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171062016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171072016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows people standing near craters and damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171082016 in Review - Part IV


PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows a cemetery surrounded by damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171102016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171112016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows people walking past damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171122016 in Review - Part IV


PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A view shows the institution of religious law building that was used by Islamic State militants in the northern town of al-Rai, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171142016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A view shows a school that was used by Islamic State militants as a position in the northern town of al-Rai, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171152016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016People look at the sky fearing an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171162016 in Review - Part IV

Civil Defense members search for survivors at a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria.ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersSep. 27 , 2016January 5, 20171172016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, September 28, 2016Stacks of bread are seen at a damaged site after an airstrike in the rebel-held Bab al-Maqam neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 28 , 2016January 5, 20171182016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, September 28, 2016The burnt sign of the emergency section of a field hospital is pictured after an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Maadi neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 28 , 2016January 5, 20171192016 in Review - Part IV

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Syrian men carry injured people amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, Syria on Thursday.OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP - Getty Images-29Sep. 29 , 2016January 5, 20171222016 in Review - Part IV

Wounded Syrian children wait to receive treatment at a hospital following a reported air strike on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on Sept. 29.

OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP - Getty ImagesSep. 29 , 2016January 5, 20171232016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, September 29, 2016A boy walks amid damaged buildings in the rebel held area of al-Kalaseh neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 29 , 2016January 5, 20171242016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, September 30, 2016People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit overnight by an air strike in the rebel-held area of Seif al-Dawla neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 30 , 2016January 5, 20171252016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, September 30, 2016Children play with water from a burst water pipe at a site hit yesterday by an air strike in Aleppo's rebel-controlled al-Mashad neighbourhood, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailSep. 30 , 2016January 5, 20171262016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016Men, who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, queue to get their identification papers checked at a checkpoint controlled by rebel fighters of the 'Sham Legion' in the northern Syrian rebel-controlled town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV127Sep. 27 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016Civilians, who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, wait at a checkpoint controlled by rebel fighters of the 'Sham Legion' in the northern Syrian rebel-controlled town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV128Sep. 27 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 28, 2016Civilians, who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, gather at a checkpoint controlled by rebel fighters in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV129Sep. 28 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 28, 2016Civilians, who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, arrive with their belongings in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV130Sep. 28 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 28, 2016A woman, who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, waits at a checkpoint controlled by rebel fighters in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV131Sep. 28 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, September 28, 2016Doaa, 10, who fled with her parents from Islamic State-controlled areas, poses while she waits at a checkpoint controlled by rebel fighters in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV132Sep. 28 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, October 01, 2016An empty room at a damaged field hospital is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 1 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV133

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, October 01, 2016A damaged field hospital room is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 1 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV134

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, October 01, 2016A damaged field hospital room is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, Syria October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 1 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV135

A Syrian man carrying a child emerges from a dust cloud following a reported airstrike on Kafr Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP - Getty ImagesOct. 1 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV136

A wounded Syrian child looks on from inside a vehicle following a reported airstrike on Kafr Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP - Getty ImagesOct. 1 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV137

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, October 02, 2016An Islamic State school entrance is pictured in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 2 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV138

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016A man runs near a burning car after an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct.3 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV139

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PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016A boy stands near a damaged building after an airstrike yesterday in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV142

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016A child eats a corn comb while carrying a bag of bread in a damaged site after an airstrike yesterday in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV143

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016A man stands on the balcony of a damaged building after an airstrike yesterday in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV144

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016People that fled Islamic State contolled areas travel on the back of a vehicle in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV145ALEPPO, SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes in the rebel held Karam Houmid neighbourhood in Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV146

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016A medic holds a dead child after airstrikes in the rebel held Karam Houmid neighbourhood in Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV147

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 04, 2016People that fled Islamic State-controlled areas travel on the back of a vehicle in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 4 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV148

The body of a Syrian child lies on a table at a morgue following reported air strikes on the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. The army has stepped up air strikes on rebel-held towns and villages in northwestern Syria and the suburbs of Damascus that have killed hundreds of civilians in the last two months.ABD DOUMANY / AFP - Getty Images-05Oct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV149

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016The sun sets over Aleppo as seen from rebel-held part of the city, Syria October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV150ALEPPO, SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016Rebel fighters search men who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, upon their arrival in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Waqf, near al-Rai town, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV151

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016A rebel fighter searches people who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, upon their arrival in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Waqf, near al-Rai town, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV152

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016People who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas arrive in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Waqf, near al-Rai town, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV153

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016A rebel fighter stands near people who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, upon their arrival in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Waqf, near al-Rai town, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV154

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016People who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas arrive in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Waqf, near al-Rai town, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV155

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016A rebel fighter walks with people who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas, upon their arrival in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Waqf, near al-Rai town, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV156

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016Children who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas ride a pick-up truck to the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, October 3, 2016.REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV157

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016A girl who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas rides a pick-up truck to the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV158

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016Women who fled from Islamic State-controlled areas ride a vehicle to the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV159ALEPPO, SYRIA

A Syrian pro-government soldier carries home-made bombs as they advance in Aleppo's rebel-held Bustan al-Basha neighborhood.

GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP - Getty ImagesOct. 6 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV160

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 06, 2016People walk near an over-crowded graveyard in the rebel held al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 6 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV161

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 06, 2016An over-crowded graveyard is pictured in the rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 6 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV162ALEPPO, SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016People walk past damaged buildings in the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV163

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, October 05, 2016People walk past damaged buildings in the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 5 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV164

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 06, 2016A damaged road is pictured in the rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 6 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV165

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016Satellite dishes damaged by Islamic State militants are pictured inside a mosque in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 7 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV166

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016A safe is seen inside a cash collection centre that belonged to Islamic State militants in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 7 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV167

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016A rebel fighter takes away a flag that belonged to Islamic State militants in Akhtarin village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 7 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV168

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016Piled sandbags are seen inside an institution of religious law that was used by Islamic State militants in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 7 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV169

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, October 09, 2016Civilians walk past an opposition flag erected in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of Azaz, in Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 9 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV170ALEPPO, SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016A rebel fighter stands near a dead body, which according to him, belongs to an Islamic State militant, in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 7 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV171

PhotographerAmir CohenLocationASHDOD, IsraelReuters / Monday, October 10, 2016A Jewish worshipper takes part in the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Ashdod, Israel October 10, 2016, Tashlich is a ritual of casting away sins of the past year into the water. REUTERS/Amir CohenOct. 10 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV172

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 10, 2016Rebel fighters drive their vehicles celebrating what they said was the taking over of Baraghedeh and Kafr-Ghan towns, in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 10 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV173

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 10, 2016Rebel fighters shoot their weapons celebrating what they said was the taking over of Baraghedeh and Kafr-Ghan towns, in the northern Aleppo countryside. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 10 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV174

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 10, 2016Rebel fighters drive their vehicle celebrating what they said was the taking over of Baraghedeh and Kafr-Ghan towns, in the northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 10 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV175

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 11, 2016A man reacts on the rubble of damaged buildings after losing relatives to an airstrike in the besieged rebel-held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 11 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV176

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, October 11, 2016Rebel fighters pray near their weapons as they advance towards Azaz city, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 11 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV177

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 12, 2016Civil defense members carry an injured man after an air strike in the rebel-held Douma neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 12 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV178

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, October 12, 2016People inspect the damage as a civilian walks near bloodstains at a market hit by air strikes in Aleppo's rebel-held al-Fardous district. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 12 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV179

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, October 12, 2016A civil defense member runs at a market hit by air strikes in Aleppo's rebel-held al-Fardous district. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 12 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV180

A Syrian boy receives treatment at a hospital in the regime-held part of Aleppo. Syrian state television said four children were killed by rebel rocket fire on a school in a western regime-held neighborhood.GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP - Getty Images-13Oct. 13 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV181

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, October 13, 2016A still image from video taken October 12, 2016 of a general view of the bomb-damaged Old City area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/via Reuters TVOct. 13 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV182ALEPPO, SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, October 13, 2016A still image from video taken October 12, 2016 of a general view of the bomb-damaged Old City area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/via Reuters TVOct. 13 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV183

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, October 13, 2016A still image from video taken October 12, 2016 shows a man walking through the bomb-damaged Old City area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/via Reuters TVOct. 13 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV184



PhotographerHandout .LocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows craters and damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV187GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016A member of the Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets', who have been nominated for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, reacts after the announcement of the winner, in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV188GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerHandout .LocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, September 27, 2016A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. Handout via Reuters TVJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV189GALLERY PHOTOS

Russia SyriaLt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military General Staff speaks at a briefing at the Russian Defense Ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Rudskoi said that Russian warplanes in Syria haven't targeted populated areas and only struck militants facilities near Aleppo. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)-13Oct. 13 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV190

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016A general view taken with a drone shows Aleppo's historic citadel, controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 14 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV191

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016A view taken with a drone shows the minaret of Osama Bin Zayed mosque along with damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 14 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV192

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016A view taken with a drone shows damaged buses positioned as barricades amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held Bab al-Hadid neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 14 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV193

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016A general view taken with a drone shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 14 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV194

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016A general view taken with a drone shows damaged buildings and a mosque in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 14 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV195

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016A view taken with a drone shows damaged buses positioned as barricades in the rebel-held Bab al-Hadid neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 14 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV196

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, October 13, 2016A still image from video taken October 12, 2016 of a general view of the bomb damaged Old City area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/via Reuters TVOct. 13 , 2016


PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 14, 2016Civil Defence members inspect a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged rebel-held al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017198Oct. 14 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016People inspect a site damaged after an airstrike in the rebel held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017199Oct. 16 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016People inspect a site damaged after an airstrike in the rebel held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017200Oct. 16 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016Boys inspect a site damaged after an airstrike in the rebel held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017201Oct. 16 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

AIR STRIKES ON ALEPPOPhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 17, 2016People remove belongings from a damaged site after an air strike Sunday in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017202Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 17, 2016People walk near a damaged vehicle after an air strike Sunday in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017203Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 17, 2016People remove belongings from a damaged site after an air strike Sunday in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017204Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

Members of the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, carry the body of a girl dug out from the rubble of a destroyed building following reported air strikes in the rebel-held Qatarji neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. Dozens of civilians were killed as air strikes hammered rebel-held parts of Aleppo early morning, despite Western warnings of potential sanctions against Syria and Russia over attacks on the city. Both Russian and Syrian warplanes are carrying out air strikes over Aleppo in support of a major offensive by regime forces to capture rebel-held parts of the northern city.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 2017205Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

White Helmets search for victims amid the rubble of a destroyed building following reported air strikes in the rebel-held Qatarji neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo.

KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 5, 2017206Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 17, 2016People bury relatives whom died in an airstrike yesterday in the rebel held besieged al-Qaterji neighborhood, in Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017207Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 17, 2016A Civil Defence member stands as a front loader removes debris after an air strike Sunday in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 5, 2017208Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 17, 2016A rebel fighter stands near a Turkish tank as it fires towards Guzhe village, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 5, 2017209Oct. 17 , 20162016 in Review - Part IV

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 19, 2016A Civil Defence member rubs his eyes as he tries to put out a fire inside a building after shelling in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 19 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV210

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 19, 2016Smoke rises from a building after shelling in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 19 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV211

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 19, 2016Civil Defence members walk through smoke as they try to put out a fire inside a building after shelling in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 19 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV212

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 19, 2016Smoke rises from inside a house after shelling in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 19 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV213

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 20, 2016A general view taken with a drone shows a mosque where forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are stationed in Aleppo's government-controlled area of al-Masharqa, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 20 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV214

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 20, 2016A general view taken with a drone shows a road separating Aleppo's government-controlled areas from the rebel-held ones in Syria October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailOct. 20 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV215

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 20, 2016An Iraqi man who fled violence in Mosul lies in a hole dug in the sand upon reaching Syria, near the Iraqi border, in Hasaka Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidOct. 20 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV216

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 20, 2016Iraqis who fled violence in Mosul rest on the ground upon reaching Syria, near the Iraqi border, in Hasaka Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidOct. 20 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV217

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 20, 2016Iraqis who fled violence in Mosul gather as they reach Syria, near the Iraqi border, in Hasaka Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidOct. 20 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV218

January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV219PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 24, 2016The body of 11-year-old Mahmoud Barakeh is placed on a table to be prepared for burial after shelling in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. Mahmoud's father was killed last year in a bombing in the same town. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 24 , 2016

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, October 24, 2016Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul ride a pick-up truck upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiOct. 24 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV220

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, October 26, 2016A boy inspects a damaged site after shelling in the rebel held town of Hass, south of Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahOct. 26 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV221

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, October 27, 2016Boys inspect a hole in the ground after an airstrike near a playground on the besieged rebel held town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehOct. 27 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV222

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, October 28, 2016A makeshift military front loader drives in Dahiyat al-Assad, west Aleppo city, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahOct. 28 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV223DIY WEAPONS OF SYRIA

DIY WEAPONS OF SYRIAPhotographerNour FouratLocationRAQQA, SyriaReuters / Monday, October 14, 2013Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to fire rockets towards forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa, eastern Syria, October 2013. REUTERS/Nour FouratJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV224GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerAsmaa WaguihLocationAleppo, SyriaReuters / Monday, October 15, 2012Members of the free Syrian Army use a catapult to launch a homemade bomb during clashes with pro-government soldiers in the city of Aleppo, October 2012. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV225GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerHamid KhatibLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, September 04, 2013A Free Syrian Army fighter spray paints an improvised mortar shell, as his fellow fighter watches him, in Aleppo, September 2013. REUTERS/Hamid KhatibJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV226GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerStringer .LocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, March 18, 2015Rebel fighters from Suqour al-Sham Brigade prepare a locally made shell before launching it towards forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad in Idlib countryside, March 2015. REUTERS/Mohamad BayoushJanuary 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV227GALLERY PHOTOS

A Syrian boy climbs out of Abu Omar's shelter in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus.SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP - Getty ImagesOct. 30 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV228

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, October 30, 2016A rebel fighter in Dahiyet al-Assad fires a shell towards regime-held Hamdaniyah neighborhood, west Aleppo city, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahOct. 30 , 2016January 5, 20172016 in Review - Part IV229

A boy stands next to some pieces of decoration at an underground shelter in the rebel-held city of Douma, outskirts of Damascus.

Abu Omar, 29, who used to work in construction before the Syrian war, says he dug the underground shelter under his kitchen on his own. He added some pieces of decoration to comfort those afraid of the airstrikes, including some dolls and teddy bears for the kids. Children in his neighborhood use the shelter during airstrikes.

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