syria - 2016 in review - part iii

SYRIA - 2016 in Review - Part III

SYRIA2016 in Review- Part IIIJune July - Aug vinhbinh 2010January 3, 201712016 in Review - SYRIA

SYRIA2016 in Review Part IIIJune July Aug.Sources : reuters, apimages , nbcnewshttp://ppsnet.wordpress.com

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PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, June 01, 2016People walk towards the last checkpoint, which is controlled by Syrian government forces, while waiting for permission to leave the besieged area of Moudamiya Al Sham, in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki.June 1 , 2016January 3, 201722016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Thursday, June 02, 2016A boy, whose brother was killed, reacts at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJune 2 , 2016January 3, 201732016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 02, 2016Civilians wait in a shelter while fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces secure their village after they took control of it from Islamic State fighters, in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJune 2 , 2016January 3, 201742016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 02, 2016Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo's rebel held neighborhoods. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJune 2 , 2016January 3, 201752016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Thursday, June 02, 2016A civil defence member carries an injured girl at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJune 2 , 2016January 3, 201762016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Thursday, June 02, 2016People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJune 2 , 2016January 3, 201772016 in Review - SYRIA

In this Thursday, June 2, 2016 photo, Mohammed, a Syrian refugee child works at a shoe workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)June 2 , 2016January 3, 201782016 in Review - SYRIA

In this Thursday, June 2, 2016 photo, Mustafa, 8, a Syrian refugee child, works at a shoe workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)June 2 , 2016January 3, 201792016 in Review - SYRIA

In this Thursday, June 2, 2016 photo, Mustafa, 8, a Syrian refugee child, works at a shoe workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)June 2 , 2016January 3, 2017102016 in Review - SYRIA

In this Thursday, June 2, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee children Mohammed, left, and Mustafa, 8, right, work at a shoe workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)June 2 , 2016January 3, 2017112016 in Review - SYRIA

In this Thursday, June 2, 2016 photo, Syrian refugees, including children, work at a clothing workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)June 2 , 2016January 3, 2017122016 in Review - SYRIA

In this Thursday, June 2, 2016 photo, Mohammed, a Syrian refugee child works with other Syrian children and adult refugees at a clothing workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)June 2 , 2016January 3, 2017132016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrians help an injured man following reported airstrikes on a residential neighborhood in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on June 5.

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The Milky Way shines over the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP - Getty Images-06June 6 , 2016January 3, 2017152016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, June 06, 2016Civil defense members carry the dead body of a girl at a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel held area of Aleppo's al-Marjeh neighborhood, Syria, June 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJune 6 , 2016January 3, 2017162016 in Review - SYRIA

A man sits on the rubble of a destroyed building following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces in the rebel-held Shaar neighborhood of the northern city Aleppo.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty Images-08June 8 , 2016January 3, 2017172016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, June 08, 2016Smoke rises from Manbij city, Aleppo province, Syria June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJune 8 , 2016January 3, 201718


PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, June 08, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands near a woman looking out a doorway in a village, on the outskirts of Manbij city, after they took control of it from Islamic State forces, Aleppo province, Syria June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJune 8 , 2016January 3, 2017192016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, June 08, 2016Damaged buildings are pictured at night in Idlib city, Syria June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJune 8 , 2016January 3, 2017202016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016A woman removes a niqab she was wearing in her village after Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) took control of it, on the outskirts of Manbij city, Aleppo province, Syria June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJune 9 , 2016January 3, 201721


PhotographerReuters TVLocationMANBIJ, SYRIAReuters / Friday, June 10, 2016A still image from video released June 10, 2016 purports to show people in Manbij celebrating the victory against Islamic State. Social MediaJune 10 , 2016January 3, 2017222016 in Review - SYRIA

A cloud of dust is seen after a building collapsed as a Syrian woman is helped to leave the area following reported air strikes on June 11 in the town of Kfar Batna, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.

AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP - Getty ImagesJune 11 , 2016January 3, 2017232016 in Review - SYRIA

A young Syrian shepherd leads his flock as smoke billows from a farm following a reported airstrike in Sheifuniya, near the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus.Abd Doumany / AFP - Getty ImagesJune 14 , 2016January 3, 2017242016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, June 15, 2016A civil defense member carries an injured girl after an airstrike in the rebel-controlled city of Idlib, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJanuary 3, 2017June 15 , 2016

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PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, June 15, 2016A woman who fled from Hama walks carrying a child in a field in southern rural Manbij where Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) have taken control, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJanuary 3, 2017June 15 , 2016


PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 16, 2016Smoke and flame rise after what fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) said were U.S.-led air strikes on the mills of Manbij where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJanuary 3, 2017June 16 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA27

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 16, 2016Syria Democratic Forces fighters take positions as they await U.S.-led air strikes on Manbij's mills where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJanuary 3, 2017June 16 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA28

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 02, 2016A fighter of the Syria Democratic Forces mans an anti-aircraft weapon in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidJanuary 3, 2017GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA29

Soldiers of the Free Syrian Army eat their iftar, the meal to break the fast during Ramadan, in the rebel-held neighborhood of Jobar, Damascus, Syria.

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PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, June 19, 2016Rebel fighters from 'Mujahideen Horan brigade' carry their weapons as they take part in military training in the western rural area of Deraa Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirJanuary 3, 2017June 19 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA31

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, June 22, 2016An internally displaced Syrian boy plays with a wheel in Jrzinaz camp, in the southern part of Idlib, Syria, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiJanuary 3, 2017June 22 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA32

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, June 23, 2016A boy drinks water from a pipe, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJune 23 , 2016January 3, 20172016 in Review - SYRIA33

Members of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carry the coffin of a fellow fighter during a funeral in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane on June 24 for eight fighters who died in an assault in Manbij against ISIS. The U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab forces pushed further into the Islamic State group stronghold of Manbij, seizing a key road junction and grain silos overlooking the city, a monitoring group said. The city lies close to the border with Turkey and is a key staging post on the jihadists' supply line to areas under its control in eastern Syria and neighboring Iraq.DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP - Getty Images-25June 24 , 2016January 3, 2017342016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Monday, June 27, 2016Students form a circle as they play during a celebration marking the end of the school year, at 'Syria, The Hope' school on the outskirts of the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town, in Idlib province, Syria. The school is partially occupied and it teaches students until fourth grade. The building that is heavily damaged was used by government forces as a base before the rebel fighters took control of the area....moreJune 27 , 2016January 3, 2017352016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, June 28, 2016A new Syrian army recruit prepares food for the Iftar (breaking fast) meal, at a military training camp in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJune 28 , 2016January 3, 2017362016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, July 04, 2016A man carries a tray with traditional sweets on his head ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday in the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 4 , 2016January 3, 2017372016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian children walk amidst destruction during an activity organised by a charity group in Jobar, a rebel-held district on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, ahead of Eid al-Fitr holiday in the war-torn country on July 5.

AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly 5 , 2016January 3, 2017382016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, July 06, 2016A boy inflates a balloon along a street on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 6 , 2016January 3, 2017392016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, July 06, 2016People visit graves of their relatives at a cemetery, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 6 , 2016January 3, 2017402016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, July 06, 2016A mannequin is pictured amid the rubble of a damaged building in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJuly 6 , 2016January 3, 2017412016 in Review - SYRIA

Members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent throw a young boy undergoing a psychological support program in the air in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, as they celebrate the first day of Eid al-Fitr on July 6.Abd Doumany / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly 6 , 2016January 3, 2017422016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, July 08, 2016A man carries an injured girl after an airstrike on Aleppo's rebel held Kadi Askar area, Syria July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJuly 8 , 2016January 3, 2017


A man sitting in the place where a suicide attack occurred at the entrance to the tomb of Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi of the Shia Muslims in the city of Balad, North of Baghdad, Iraq. The terrorists of the Islamic State killing at least 35 people and wounding dozens of others late on Thursday in the attack.July 8 , 2016January 3, 201744


A Syrian boy stands in front of an empty vegetable market in Aleppo on July 10.

Prices of non-perishable staple foods have tripled and fresh produce has gone up by even more, if it can be found at all. 2.2 pounds of tomatoes, which are now in season, costs at least five times more than they did before the blockade.

KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly10 , 2016January 3, 2017452016 in Review - SYRIA

A boy stands at a site hit by a barrel bomb in the rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria on July 11.

Abdalrhman Ismail / ReutersJuly11 , 2016January 3, 2017462016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrians pick up the damage in a street in Aleppo following rocket attacks by rebels on July 11. Syrian opposition fighters launched a major assault on government-held districts of Aleppo city after the regime severed their only remaining supply route into the city.

GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly11 , 2016January 3, 2017472016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrians look down at the damage in a street in the ancient in Aleppo after rocket attacks by rebels on July 11, 2016.

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PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, July 12, 2016Damaged buildings are pictured at night in the rebel-controlled town of Busra al-Harir, Deraa province, Syria July 11, 2016. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirJuly12 , 2016January 3, 2017492016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrians line up to buy bread in Aleppo on July 12.Since mid-2012, Aleppo has been roughly divided between government control in the west and rebel control in the east, and has suffered enormous destruction in the war that has killed more than 280,000 people nationwide.Last week, a government advance brought regime troops within firing range of the Castello Road, the only remaining supply route into the opposition-held east, effectively severing rebel neighborhoods from the outside world.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly12 , 2016January 3, 2017502016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian man carries a bag with bread as people line up outside a bakery in Aleppo on July 12.The United Nations and other aid agencies have enough food in eastern Aleppo to feed 145,000 people for one month, as 200,000-300,000 in the Syrian city are at risk of being besieged by Syrian government forcesKARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly12 , 2016January 3, 2017512016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian bakers pack portions of bread as people wait in line outside a bakery in Aleppo on July 12.With their route to the outside world cut, there is no new flour coming to the city's bakeries, and fuel to light their ovens is also now hard to find.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly12 , 2016January 3, 2017522016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian girls carry bags with bread as people line up outside a bakery in Aleppo on July 12.

KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly12 , 2016January 3, 2017532016 in Review - SYRIA

A series of airstrikes hit Aleppo this week and severely damaged the now closed Castello Road. As a result, many Syrians besides being injured, are also suffering with food shortages and lack of supplies.Syria's army has extended a nationwide truce for another three days, but continued to press its campaign against rebels in the battered northern city.Above: Smoke billows following a reported strike by pro-Syrian government forces in a rebel-held neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on July 12, 2016.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJuly12 , 2016January 3, 2017542016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, July 13, 2016A civil defense member works at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly13, 2016January 3, 2017552016 in Review - SYRIA

A boy arranges bread in the rebel held al-Shaar, Aleppo on July 14.The president of the city council for opposition-held Aleppo told Reuters that the council had stockpiled flour, wheat, fuel, sugar and rice, and residents were being urged to adapt to the new situation. Opposition authorities were also trying to find alternative ways to supply the rebel-held zone, he said.

Abdalrhman Ismail / ReutersJuly14 , 2016January 3, 2017562016 in Review - SYRIA

A man carries Koran books he collected amid damage inside al-Aqsa mosque after an airstrike on the rebel held Al-Hilwaniyeh neighborhood in Aleppo.ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / Reuters-14July14 , 2016January 3, 2017572016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, July 16, 2016A man carries an injured man amid rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on Aleppo's rebel held al-Fardous district, Syria July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJuly16 , 2016January 3, 20172016 in Review - SYRIA58

Salam, an injured eight-year-old Syrian boy, cries as he waits for medical care at a makeshift clinic after a reported air strike on in al-Rehan, near Douma, a rebel-held town east of the capital Damascus.ABD DOUMANY / AFP - Getty Images-16July16 , 2016January 3, 20172016 in Review - SYRIA59

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, July 20, 2016People rush to a site hit by air strikes in Idlib city, Syria July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJanuary 3, 2017July20 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA60

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationHOMS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, July 20, 2016A woman stands on a balcony of a newly repaired building in the government-controlled area of Homs, Syria July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017July20 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA61

Syrian civilians are seen following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib.

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PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016An injured man waits to receive treatment inside a field hospital after shelling in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJanuary 3, 2017July 21 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA63

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016People inspect the damage at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017642016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, July 22, 2016Civil defence members and civilians search for survivors after an air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 22 , 2016January 3, 2017652016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, July 22, 2016A man takes pictures with his mobile phone at a site by an air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 22 , 2016January 3, 2017662016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, July 22, 2016A man reacts at a site hit by an air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 22 , 2016January 3, 2017672016 in Review - SYRIA

AIR STRIKES IN REBEL-HELD SYRIAPhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016Civilians walk past damages at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017682016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016A man walks at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017692016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016Civil defence members work at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017702016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016Men transport a casualty at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017712016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016Boys salvage goods from a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017722016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016People inspect a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017732016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016People gather at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017742016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016Men remove a casualty at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017752016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016People inspect a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017762016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016Men walk along a site hit by air strikes in the rebel held town of Atareb in Aleppo province. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 25 , 2016January 3, 2017772016 in Review - SYRIA

Syrian Civil Defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, dig out a young boy trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes on the rebel-held neighborhood of Al-Mashhad in the northern city of Aleppo.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty Images-25July 25 , 2016January 3, 2017782016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, July 26, 2016A man inspects the damaged interior of a home after an explosion took place late Monday in the Kafr Sousa area in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJuly 26 , 2016January 3, 2017792016 in Review - SYRIA

Photographs by the official SANA news agency of Syria announced showed the people of Syria he identified a victim out of a building was damaged when two bombs hit the town of Qamishli Kurds made 44 people were killed and tens wounded.-27July 27 , 2016January 3, 2017802016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, July 27, 2016A framed picture of kittens lies amidst rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJuly 27 , 2016January 3, 2017812016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, July 28, 2016A man holds one of the leaflets dropped by the Syrian army over opposition-held Aleppo districts asking residents to cooperate with the military and calling on fighters to surrender in Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailJanuary 3, 201782July. 28 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016Rebel fighters pray inside a safe house in the rebel held al-Rashideen neighbourhood, Western Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahJuly 31 , 2016January 3, 2017832016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016A man rides a bicycle past burning tyres, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017842016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 201785


PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Fighters of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham cheer on a pick truck after a Russian helicopter had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. Russia's defense ministry said the Mi-8 military transport helicopter had been shot down after delivering humanitarian aid to the city of Aleppo as it made its way back to Russia's main air base in the western province of...moreAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017862016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. "As far as we know from the information that has reached the defense ministry, those on board died, they died heroically," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017872016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. The helicopter came down near the town of Saraqeb, in Idlib province, roughly mid-way between Aleppo and the Russian air force base at Khmeimim, near the Mediterranean coast. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017882016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Fighters of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham cheer on a pick up truck near the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. No group has claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. Islamic State fighters are not active in the area, but there are other Islamist rebel groups there, as well as moderates backed by the...moreAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017892016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. That raises the prospect -- which could cause a major diplomatic incident -- of the helicopter having been brought down by a U.S.-supplied weapon. The United States has equipped some rebel groups with TOW anti-tank missiles, which can also be used against...moreAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017902016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017912016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017922016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 01, 2016Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. Images on social media purportedly taken at the scene of the crash showed a dead body stripped of clothing being dragged through the dirt near the wreckage. Russian identity documents purportedly taken from the helicopter could also be seen. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 1 , 2016January 3, 2017932016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016A still image taken on August 2, 2016 from a video said to be taken on August 1, 2016 posted on social media shows two men standing over a man on a bed, making him sit up as he breathes through a mask in what is said to be in Saraqeb, Idlib province, Syria. Social Media/Handout via Reuters TvAug. 2 , 2016January 3, 2017942016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016Syrian weightlifter, Man Asaad (2nd R), drinks while resting after training for the Olympics in Rio near a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a Syrian national flag in Damascus, Syria, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiAug. 2 , 2016January 3, 2017952016 in Review - SYRIA

REBELS FIGHT SYRIAN ARMY PUSH ON ALEPPOPhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016A Free Syrian Army tank fires in Ramousah area, southwest of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 2017962016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Men try to put out a fire of a loaded truck after an airstrike on a truck parking lot in the rebel-held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 2017972016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Damaged vehicles pile on a damaged roof of a car mechanic service center in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 2017982016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016A Free Syrian Army fighter covers a tank with tree branches in Ramousah area, southwest of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 2017992016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Free Syrian Army fighters walk with their weapons in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 20171002016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Free Syrian Army fighters rest with their weapons in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 20171012016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Free Syrian Army fighters rest inside a mechanic shop in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 20171022016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016A Free Syrian Army fighter cleans the wound of a fellow fighter in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 20171032016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Free Syrian Army fighters shoot a weapon on the back of a pick-up truck in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 3 , 2016January 3, 20171042016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Thursday, August 04, 2016A burnt tent for displaced people is pictured after airstrikes on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 4 , 2016January 3, 20171052016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 07, 2016Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk with people that fled their homes due to clashes between Islamic State fighters and Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) towards safer parts of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 7 , 2016January 3, 20171062016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 07, 2016A woman approches a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter to kiss him after the fighters entered Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 7 , 2016January 3, 20171072016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016Youths play soccer on a street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 20171082016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016A general view shows rising smoke from a Syrian regime controlled cement factory, in Aleppo, Syria August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 20171092016 in Review - SYRIA

ISLAMIC STATE DRIVEN OUT OF MANBIJPhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 10, 2016Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters embrace each other in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 10 ,2016January 3, 20171102016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 06, 2016Rebel fighters ride a tank in an artillery academy of Aleppo, Syria, August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahAug. 6 ,2016January 3, 2017111GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 07, 2016Women stand on a damaged street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 7 ,2016January 3, 2017112GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 07, 2016Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters inspect a dead body of what they said was an Islamic State fighter inside a shop in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 7 ,2016January 3, 2017113GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 07, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter gestures on a street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 7 ,2016January 3, 2017114GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 07, 2016Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk near rising smoke and damaged buildings on a street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 7 ,2016January 3, 2017115GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016Residents stand on the balconies of a damaged building in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 2017116GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016Reisidents ride on the back of a pick-up truck in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 2017117GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016Children flash victory signs as they play in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 2017118GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016Residents stand near a damaged building in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 2017119GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 09, 2016A boy stands near fuel containers in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 9 ,2016January 3, 2017120GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 10, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter smokes a cigarette in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 10 ,2016January 3, 20171212016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 10, 2016Women walk past damaged shop as they flee towards safer parts of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 10 ,2016January 3, 20171222016 in Review - SYRIA

ISLAMIC STATE DRIVEN OUT OF MANBIJPhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016Women carry newborn babies while reacting after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171232016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces fighter rushes to help civilians who were evacuated by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171242016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces fighter helps civilians who were evacuated by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171252016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016A woman embraces a Syria Democratic Forces fighter after she was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171262016 in Review - SYRIA

ISLAMIC STATE DRIVEN OUT OF MANBIJPhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016A man cuts the beard of a civilian who was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate. The SDF has said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171272016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces fighter comforts a civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. The SDF has said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171282016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016Civilians gather after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171292016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 12, 2016Syria Democratic Forces fighters chat with an injured civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 12 ,2016January 3, 20171302016 in Review - SYRIA

In this image from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry, a Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3, right, flies during an airstrike above an undisclosed location in Syria on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. (Russian Defense Ministry via AP)Aug. 14 ,2016

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MANBIJ AFTER ISLAMIC STATEPhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016A view shows part of a media center that belonged to Islamic State militants inside an ancient Hammam in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171322016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016A woman stands along a damaged street in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171332016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Syria Democratic Forces fighters inspect a center that was used by Islamic State religious police (al-Hisbah) in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171342016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Civilians ride on a motorcycle past an Islamic court building that was used by Islamic State militants in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171352016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Tripods and a projector are pictured inside an ancient Hammam that was used by Islamic State militants as a media center in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171362016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Syria Democratic Forces fighters inspect a center that was used by Islamic State religious police (al-Hisbah) in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171372016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Syria Democratic Forces fighters inspect bags of niqabs at a center that was used by Islamic State religious police (al-Hisbah) in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171382016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016A man walks inside a newly opened clothing shop in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 16 ,2016January 3, 20171392016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 17, 2016Free Syrian army fighters stand atop of a hill as the moon is seen in the background in the south of Nawa city, in Deraa Governorate, Syria August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirAug. 17 ,2016January 3, 20171402016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 17, 2016Blindfolds are pictured inside a prison, which according to Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters belonged to Islamic State militants, in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 17 ,2016January 3, 20171412016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 17, 2016Handcuffs are pictured inside a prison, which according to Syria Democratic Forces fighters belonged to Islamic State militants, in Manbij, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 17 ,2016January 3, 20171422016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 17, 2016A view shows car parts, which according to Syria Democratic Forces fighters were used by Islamic State militants to prepare car bombs, at a workshop in Manbij, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 17 ,2016January 3, 20171432016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, August 17, 2016A Syria Democratic Forces fighter inspects a room, which according to the SDF was used by Islamic State militants to prepare explosives, in Manbij, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 17 ,2016January 3, 20171442016 in Review - SYRIA

The Warriors of the Syrian democratic forces (SDF) to stand inside a building near Manbij, on June 17, 2016.Aug. 17 ,2016January 3, 20171452016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO, LebanonReuters / Thursday, August 18, 2016A boy with bloodied face sitting in an ambulance, after an airstrike, Syria. Social MediaAug. 18 ,2016January 3, 20171462016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, August 18, 2016A civilian removes the rubble in front of a damaged shop after an airstrike in the rebel held al-Saleheen neighborhood of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 18 ,2016January 3, 20171472016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 20, 2016Residents flee a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 20 ,2016January 3, 2017148DAMASCUS, SYRIA2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 20, 2016Residents flee a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 20 ,2016January 3, 20171492016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 20, 2016A woman carrying a child flees a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 20 ,2016January 3, 20171502016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 20, 2016Residents flee a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 20 ,2016January 3, 20171512016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 20, 2016Members of the Kurdish Security Forces (Asayish) man a checkpoint while people ride their vehicles to flee Hasaka after the Syrian government deployed warplanes to bomb the Kurdish-held areas in the city, on one of the exit points of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 20 ,2016January 3, 20171522016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units carry their weapons as they take positions in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 21 ,2016January 3, 20171532016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) carries his weapons as he walks along a street in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 21 ,2016January 3, 20171542016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) greet each other in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 21 ,2016January 3, 20171552016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) carry their weapons as they take positions in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 21 ,2016January 3, 20171562016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A female Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) carries a walkie-talkie as she stands in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171572016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) rides on a pick-up truck mounted with an anti-aircraft weapon in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. The Arabic on the wall reads, "Bashar al-Assad is the glory and the pride of the nation." REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171582016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) walks at the silos of the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171592016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A man stands amid the damage after an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171602016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016People inspect the damage after an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171612016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016People inspect the damage after an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171622016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A man stands near bodies of his young relatives after an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171632016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SyriaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) carries his weapon as he walks at the faculty of economics where a defaced picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen in the background, in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171642016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units fires his weapon at a statue of Bassel al-Assad, brother of Syria's President Bashar, in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 22 ,2016January 3, 20171652016 in Review - SYRIA

KURDS TAKE HASAKA FROM ASSAD FORCESPhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 23, 2016A Kurdish fighter carries his weapon near a statue of Bassel al-Assad, brother of Syria's President Bashar, in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 23 ,2016January 3, 2017166HASAKA, SYRIA2016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerRodi SaidLocationHASAKA, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 23, 2016A Kurdish fighter stands with his weapons near a fluttering Kurdish flag in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi SaidAug. 23 ,2016January 3, 20171672016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian man mourns and holds his daughter after she succumbed to her injuries at a makeshift hospital following a reported air strike on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus.ABD DOUMANY / AFP - Getty Images-23Aug. 23 ,2016January 3, 20171682016 in Review - SYRIA

ALEPPO'S CHILDREN ENDURE LIFE IN SYRIAN WAR ZONEA boy sits outside a bakery in the rebel held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on July 14, 2016.ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017169GALLERY PHOTOS


Syrian children play on a swing in front of a damaged building on July 6, 2016, during celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.THAER MOHAMMED / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017170GALLERY PHOTOS


Children sit amidst the rubble of destroyed buildings on July 6, 2016 in the rebel-held district of Tariq al-Bab.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017171GALLERY PHOTOS


PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Children play near a bus barricading a street, which serves as protection from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's rebel-controlled Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, Syria April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 06 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOSJanuary 3, 2017172


A child helps another fix his shoelaces on August 19, 2016.Basem Ayoubi / ImagesLive via ZUMA WireJanuary 3, 2017173GALLERY PHOTOS


A Syrian man holds the body of his child after it was taken from under the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Marjah on July 24, 2016.AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017174GALLERY PHOTOS


Babies inside a nursery at a children's hospital that was partially damaged by recent airstrikes on July 24, 2016.ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017175GALLERY PHOTOS


Syrian children play on a street with plastic toy guns on July 6, 2016.AMEER ALHALBI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017176GALLERY PHOTOS


A boy holds his sister who was saved from under rubble on Feb.14, 2014.ReutersJanuary 3, 2017177GALLERY PHOTOS


Children look on as their mother cooks on Aug.19, 2016.Basem Ayoubi / ImagesLive via ZUMA WireJanuary 3, 2017178GALLERY PHOTOS


Women carry newborn babies after they were evacuated by Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from the ISIS controlled neighborhood of Manbij, on Aug.12, 2016.RODI SAID / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017179GALLERY PHOTOS


Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, dig out a young boy trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes on the rebel-held neighborhood of Al-Mashhad on July 25, 2016.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017180GALLERY PHOTOS


A child looks at bodies wrapped in plastic bags outside the Al-Bayan clinic following reported airstrikes by government forces in the rebel-held Shaar neighborhood on June 8, 2016.

KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017181GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

Children return to their homes on Aug. 14, 2016, more than a week after the Arab-Kurdish alliance, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), pushed ISIS out of the city.DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017182GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian man carries his daughters as he walks across the rubble following a barrel bomb attack on the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Kalasa on Sept.17, 2015.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017183GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

A boy stands near fuel containers in Manbij, on Aug. 9, 2016.RODI SAID / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017184GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

Boys cool down from a water pipe damaged due to shelling in the rebel held neighborhood of Sheikh Saeed, on Aug. 20, 2016.ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017185GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

A child plays outside a demolished house on Aug.19, 2016.Basem Ayoubi / ImagesLive via ZUMA WireJanuary 3, 2017186GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

Youths play soccer on a street in Manbij Aug.9, 2016.RODI SAID / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017187GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

A boy carries his belongings at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Fardous district.ReutersJanuary 3, 2017188GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

A Syrian nurse feeds a newborn on June 9, 2016. The baby was evacuated by medical staff from a children's hospital into the building's basement following reported government bombardment which hit within a few hundred yards of the medical facility a day earlier.KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 3, 2017189GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

Sandbags sit at the entrance of a children's hospital, near the site of airstrikes, in a rebel held area of Aleppo on July 24, 2016.ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / ReutersJanuary 3, 2017190GALLERY PHOTOS2016 in Review - SYRIA

A couple mourns in front of bodies following what Syrian rebels claimed was a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces in eastern Ghouta on Aug. 21, 2013. AMMAR AL-ARBINI / AFP - Getty Images FileAug. 21 , 2016GALLERY PHOTOSJanuary 3, 2017191


Syrian children reacts after receiving medical attention after an airstrike attack on Douma, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 23. According to reports at least four died, three children and a woman, in an airstrike attack on Douma, with the number of injured unknown.

MOHAMMED BADRA / EPAJanuary 3, 2017192Aug. 23 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Friday, June 24, 2016An Al-Furqan Brigade fighter (R) swims inside an irrigation pool with local children to cool down from summer heat, in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syria June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiAug. 24 , 2016January 3, 20171932016 in Review - SYRIA

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REBELS AND RESIDENTS FLEE BESIEGED DAMASCUS SUBURBPhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016Civilians ride a bus to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017194Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016People carry their belongings before being evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. SANA/Handout via REUTERSJanuary 3, 2017195Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016A Syrian Army soldier with a Syrian national flag on his head uses his smartphone as people ride buses to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017196Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016Civilians and rebels ride a bus to evacuate the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017197Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerSana SanaLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016People gather before being evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. SANA/Handout via REUTERSJanuary 3, 2017198Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016A Syrian army soldier looks out from a window as smoke rises from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before rebels and residents start being evacuated under an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017199Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016Syrian army soldiers are seen around a bus with civilians to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017200Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016Syrian army soldiers wait at the entrance of the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before rebels and residents start being evacuated under an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017201Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016A general view shows buses in Daraya before rebels and residents start being evacuated under an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017202Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016Syrian army soldiers stand at the entrance of the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before the start of evacuation of residents and rebels in Daraya, Syria. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017203Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerOmar SanadikiLocationDAMASCUS, SyriaReuters / Friday, August 26, 2016Smoke rises from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before rebels and residents start being evacuated under an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army. REUTERS/Omar SanadikiJanuary 3, 2017204Aug. 26 , 20162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, August 27, 2016Men inspect a damaged site after double airstrikes on the rebel held Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 27 , 2016January 3, 20172052016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, August 30, 2016A boy eats yogurt near a girl selling cigarettes in the rebel held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailAug. 30 , 2016January 3, 20172062016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA), seen with a mural of the Islamic State in the background, stands guard in front of a building in the border town of Jarablus, Syria, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172072016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters patrol in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172082016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters are seen as they rest in a building in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172092016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016Women sit in front of their home in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172102016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A girl carries water in a plastic can, with Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in the background, in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172112016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA), seen with the Islamic State flags in the background, walks outside of a building in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172122016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A boy holding a rifle stands next to a member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172132016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters are seen in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172142016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016Members of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) are pictured as they look out from a building in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172152016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) patrols in the border town of Jarablus. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172162016 in Review - SYRIA

PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) is pictured in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172172016 in Review - SYRIA

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PhotographerUmit BektasLocationJARABLUS, SyriaReuters / Wednesday, August 31, 2016A member of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) patrols in the border town of Jarablus, Syria. REUTERS/Umit BektasAug. 31 , 2016January 3, 20172182016 in Review - SYRIAhttp://ppsnet.wordpress.comTHE ENDSYRIA- 2016 in Review Part III JUNE - JULY AUG.2016

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