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The world sheds a tear for Aleppo

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo)

Updated on: Dec 18, 2016 6:07 PM IST
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A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo)

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A woman cries during a protest in support  of Aleppo's population,in Marseille, southern France. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman cries during a protest in support of Aleppo's population,in Marseille, southern France. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo)

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Syrians living in Turkey hold signs during a protest against Russia, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime ally, in front of the Russian Embassy along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. (Ozan Kose/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Syrians living in Turkey hold signs during a protest against Russia, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime ally, in front of the Russian Embassy along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. (Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)

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A Syrian boy sits with belongings he collected from the rubble of his house in Aleppo's Al-Arkoub neighbourhood after pro-government forces retook the area from rebel fighters.  (Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo ) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A Syrian boy sits with belongings he collected from the rubble of his house in Aleppo's Al-Arkoub neighbourhood after pro-government forces retook the area from rebel fighters. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo )

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Syrians living in Turkey protest against Russia, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime ally, in front of the Russian Embassy along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul.  (Ozan Kose/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Syrians living in Turkey protest against Russia, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime ally, in front of the Russian Embassy along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. (Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)

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A burnt car is pictured in a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo.  (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A burnt car is pictured in a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Photo)

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A Syrian man makes his way through the rubble of destroyed buildings as he heads to his house in Aleppo's Dahret Awad neighbourhood. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A Syrian man makes his way through the rubble of destroyed buildings as he heads to his house in Aleppo's Dahret Awad neighbourhood. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo)

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A Syrian boy living in Turkey holds a sign during a protest against Russia, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime ally, in front of the Russian Embassy along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. (Ozan Kose/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 18, 2016 6:07 PM

A Syrian boy living in Turkey holds a sign during a protest against Russia, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime ally, in front of the Russian Embassy along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. (Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)

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People walk past the old customs buildings (L) and Peoria restaurant (R) near Aleppo's historic citadel, in the government controlled area of the city. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People walk past the old customs buildings (L) and Peoria restaurant (R) near Aleppo's historic citadel, in the government controlled area of the city. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo)

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People walk past a billboard depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Saadallah al-Jabri Square, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People walk past a billboard depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Saadallah al-Jabri Square, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters Photo)

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Protesters take part in a sit-in, in solidarity with the people of Aleppo against the Syrian regime, in front of the UNDP office in Amman, Jordan. (Muhammad/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Protesters take part in a sit-in, in solidarity with the people of Aleppo against the Syrian regime, in front of the UNDP office in Amman, Jordan. (Muhammad/Reuters Photo)

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A man waves a Syrian flag during a gathering to protest against the war and the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, in Lyon, central France. (Laurent Cipiani/AP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A man waves a Syrian flag during a gathering to protest against the war and the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, in Lyon, central France. (Laurent Cipiani/AP Photo)

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A placard reading 'Aleppo forgive us' is seen during a demonstration to protest against the war and the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, in Lyon, central France. (Laurent Cipriani/AP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A placard reading 'Aleppo forgive us' is seen during a demonstration to protest against the war and the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, in Lyon, central France. (Laurent Cipriani/AP Photo)

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People hold a sign reading "long live Free Syrian Army" during a protest of Syrian demonstrators near the Iranian ambassy against Iranian involvement in the siege of Aleppo, in Paris. (Martin /AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People hold a sign reading "long live Free Syrian Army" during a protest of Syrian demonstrators near the Iranian ambassy against Iranian involvement in the siege of Aleppo, in Paris. (Martin /AFP Photo)

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People hold signs reading "Bring Bashar al-Assad and Ali Khamenei to justice" and "long live Free Syrian Army" during a protest of Syrian demonstrators near the Iranian embassy against Iranian involvement in the siege of Aleppo. (Martin/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People hold signs reading "Bring Bashar al-Assad and Ali Khamenei to justice" and "long live Free Syrian Army" during a protest of Syrian demonstrators near the Iranian embassy against Iranian involvement in the siege of Aleppo. (Martin/AFP Photo)

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A woman sits with her child reading the Koran while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman sits with her child reading the Koran while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Photo)

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Injured and sick people wait inside a hospital to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Injured and sick people wait inside a hospital to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Photo)

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Syrian and Iranian migrants hold pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a gathering to protest against the war in Aleppo outside the Iranian embassy in Paris..  (Michel Euler/AP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Syrian and Iranian migrants hold pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a gathering to protest against the war in Aleppo outside the Iranian embassy in Paris.. (Michel Euler/AP Photo)

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Protesters take part during a sit-in, in solidarity with the people of Aleppo against the Syrian regime, in front of the UNDP office in Amman, Jordan. (Muhammad Hamed/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Protesters take part during a sit-in, in solidarity with the people of Aleppo against the Syrian regime, in front of the UNDP office in Amman, Jordan. (Muhammad Hamed/Reuters Photo)

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Children play while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria.  (Abdalrehman Ismail/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Children play while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria. (Abdalrehman Ismail/Reuters Photo)

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Protesters hold Syrian opposition flags and chant slogans during a sit-in, in solidarity with the people of Aleppo against the Syrian regime, in front of the UNDP office in Amman, Jordan.  (Muhammad Hamed/Reuters Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Protesters hold Syrian opposition flags and chant slogans during a sit-in, in solidarity with the people of Aleppo against the Syrian regime, in front of the UNDP office in Amman, Jordan. (Muhammad Hamed/Reuters Photo)

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Supporters of a pro-Islamic group stage a protest against the war in Aleppo, at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Syria near the southeastern city of Hatay, Turkey.  (Emrah Gurel/AP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Supporters of a pro-Islamic group stage a protest against the war in Aleppo, at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Syria near the southeastern city of Hatay, Turkey. (Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)

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Syrian Ali, centre, last name not given, who currently resides in Turkey, talks to his son Zein, from Idlib, Syria, after he crossed into Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate with Syria, near Hatay, southeastern Turkey. (Emrah Gurel/AP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Syrian Ali, centre, last name not given, who currently resides in Turkey, talks to his son Zein, from Idlib, Syria, after he crossed into Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate with Syria, near Hatay, southeastern Turkey. (Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)

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Syrian father Ali embraces his children upon their arrival from the Syrian city of Idlib to the Turkish crossing gate of Cilvegozu in Reyhanli in Hatay near the Syrian border. (Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Syrian father Ali embraces his children upon their arrival from the Syrian city of Idlib to the Turkish crossing gate of Cilvegozu in Reyhanli in Hatay near the Syrian border. (Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)

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Two women covered with a peace flag attend a demonstration against the ongoing war in Syria and the humanitarian crisis in besieged Aleppo in front of the Reichstag Parliament building in Berlin. (Markus Schreiber/AP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Two women covered with a peace flag attend a demonstration against the ongoing war in Syria and the humanitarian crisis in besieged Aleppo in front of the Reichstag Parliament building in Berlin. (Markus Schreiber/AP Photo)

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