Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall of Assad, Syrians have returned to their old homes determined to rebuildThe kebab stall stood in the shadow of a building whose...
Read MoreA decade on from the Guardian’s last visit, it is clear war has ripped the city apart – but there are signs of positive changeBashar al-Assad’s face has been ripped away from posters at the abandoned checkpoint that separates...
Read MoreWith insurgents closing in on Damascus, questions remain over whether the Assad regime will dig in, and if Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are as moderate as they seemWhen Islamist militants swept into her home town of Aleppo little over a...
Read MoreSurprise offensive by rebels marks biggest challenge to Bashar al-Assad’s control in yearsIslamist rebels once exiled to a mountainous pocket of the Syrian deserts now roam the streets of central Aleppo, taking pictures below...
Read MoreRebels launched surprise attack on Friday almost a decade after government forces drove them from cityRussian and Syrian warplanes have targeted insurgents in an Aleppo suburb, according to Syrian military sources, after rebel...
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