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Aleppo: the massive task of rebuilding a shattered city

Aleppo: the massive task of rebuilding a shattered city
Maher al-Mounes and Rim Haddad | 12/28/2016 | Politics
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Maher al-Mounes and Rim Haddad- Midnight means lights out in Syria's Aleppo: as the clock strikes 12, overworked power generators shut off across the city, plunging war-ravaged neighbourhoods and heritage sites into darkness. It will take many months and millions of dollars to...
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First Aleppo evacuees reach rebel territory

First Aleppo evacuees reach rebel territory
AFP | 12/15/2016 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON- A convoy carrying the first evacuees from rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo arrived in opposition territory west of the city on Thursday, a doctor there and a monitor said. "Red Crescent vehicles carrying the wounded have arrived, and the wounded will be transferred to... nearby...
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Syria's Aleppo ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts

Syria's Aleppo ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts
Karam al-Masri | 09/22/2016 | Politics
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri- Huge blazes erupted in Syria's Aleppo as the city was rocked by fighting and air strikes on Thursday, ahead of last-ditch efforts by world powers to salvage a failed ceasefire. The top diplomats from the United States and Russia were to meet with other key players in...
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Clashes in Syria's Aleppo as Russia opens aid 'windows'

Clashes in Syria's Aleppo as Russia opens aid 'windows'
Karam al-Masri with Rouba El-Husseini | 08/13/2016 | Politics
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri with Rouba El-Husseini in Beirut- Fresh fighting hit Syria's Aleppo on Thursday, the first day of a promised Russian aid window the UN said was insufficient to bring relief for the city's desperate residents. Even as Moscow pledged to pause strikes around Syria's...
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Four days without running water in sweltering Aleppo: UN

Four days without running water in sweltering Aleppo: UN
AFP | 08/10/2016 | Politics
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- Up to two million people in Syria's Aleppo have gone without running water for the past four days, the United Nations warned Tuesday, describing the situation as "catastrophic". The UN children's agency said that the fierce fighting that has rocked Aleppo in recent weeks had...
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Fear in Syria's rebel-held Aleppo as regime lays siege

Fear in Syria's rebel-held Aleppo as regime lays siege
Karam al-Masri | 07/19/2016 | Politics
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri- Civilians in rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo expressed fears Monday of a lengthy government siege, as food supplies dwindled after regime troops seized the only road into the city's east. The government advance, which has been backed by a Russian air offensive, is...
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thousands more to flee their homes,from Aleppo

thousands more to flee their homes,from Aleppo
Serene Assir with Layal Abou Rahal | 04/16/2016 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Serene Assir with Layal Abou Rahal in Geneva- Fierce fighting raged Friday around Syria's Aleppo as a surge in violence forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes, overshadowing the latest round of peace talks in Geneva. The clashes on several fronts have put a strain on a...
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Syria's Aleppo residents favour 'freeze' in fighting: poll

Syria's Aleppo residents favour 'freeze' in fighting: poll
AFP | 02/13/2015 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Most residents in opposition-held areas of Syria's Aleppo favour the UN's proposal of a "freeze" in fighting, but are sceptical that a truce will hold, a survey published Thursday said. The poll said 53 percent of people surveyed favoured a lull in fighting, with 38 percent saying...
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Ban condemns water cuts in Syria's Aleppo

AFP | 05/17/2014 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned rebels Friday for cutting water supplies to the besieged northern Syrian city of Aleppo, calling for services to be restored immediately. Ban's office said water supplies had been cut for eight days, depriving at least 2.5...
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