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Now playing Next Syria With Aleppo battle won, Syria and Russia look to 'next stage' The rubble of war is being cleared from the streets of eastern Aleppo, after the last groups of rebels were removed from the city this week. 24/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: then and now Once Syria’s most populous city, years of bloody conflict have left Aleppo completely destroyed. 23/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria After the battle, Aleppo shows its scars Before the war, Aleppo’s ancient walled citadel drew in armies of visitors to one of the Middle East’s greatest treasures. 22/12/2016
Now playing Next world news Journalists at risk An annual 'round-up' from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) details the growing threat of detention, abduction and murder faced by journalists 19/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria New deal agreed for Aleppo evacuation Fresh agreement will allow wounded civilians to be evacuated from the villages of Kefraya and Fua as well as from two towns near the Lebanese border. 17/12/2016
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Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: fighting resumes after civilian evacuation is delayed The sound of shelling can again be heard in war-shattered eastern Aleppo, less than 24 hours after a ceasefire was declared. 14/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria "Incapable of shame": Russia blamed for Aleppo tragedy Hundreds have demonstrated in Berlin blaming Moscow and its support of the Syrian government for the unfolding tragedy in Aleppo. 14/12/2016
Now playing Next World Aleppo: 'A complete meltdown of humanity' As the battle for Aleppo comes to an end, the plight of civilians is getting worse by the hour amid accusations by Western countries of atrocities as the Syrian army… 13/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Talk of a truce is rejected as Syrian forces sense victory in Aleppo Syrian forces claim victory over rebels in Aleppo is imminent as the US and Russia differ over truce talks 13/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: safe passage plan reportedly tabled in Geneva Russia and the US have been meeting in the Swiss city to seek a solution to the fighting and the humanitarian crisis it has generated. 11/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: conflicting reports over a halt in the offensive There are conflicting reports over whether the Russian-backed Syrian government has halted its military push to retake the rebel-held eastern Aleppo. 09/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian forces reject rebel call for truce in Aleppo Syrian forces in Aleppo take control of the 'Old City' and sense a pivotal victory in the five-year conflict against rebels 08/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: Syrian army "seizes all of Old City" Syrian government forces have reportedly recaptured all of Aleppo’s historic ‘Old City’, pushing the last remaining rebels there out. 07/12/2016
Now playing Next Libya Libyan forces clear ISIL out of Sirte Pro-government forces in Libya have celebrated clearing out the last ISIL jihadists from the city of Sirte. 07/12/2016
Now playing Next world news GRAPHIC: Boy cries over mother's dead body in eastern Aleppo In a harrowing amateur video released by the Syria Civil Defence (the White Helmets), a boy can be seen crying over the body of his dead mother. 02/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Clown of Aleppo 'killed in Syrian or Russian air strike' Reports from Syria say a social worker known as the “Clown of Aleppo” who helped the besieged city’s children has been killed in an air strike. 02/12/2016