In Aleppo’s Ruins, Vigilantes Help Syria’s New Rulers Keep the Peace
The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...
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After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...
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Citadel wall damaged in Aleppo blast
The damaged wall of Aleppo Citadel following a reported explosion in a tunnel near the monumental 13th fortress. A blast in a tunnel partly destroyed the wall of the monumental 13th century ...
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How Syria's minefields jeopardise hope for a better life after war’s end
The scars that disfigure Syria after 14 years of civil war are wider than its minefields. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ...
France 2424d
From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
The citadel and its wide, rubbish-strewn moat lies beyond the historic quarter. Once Syria's economic capital, Aleppo and its surrounding neighbourhoods have been destroyed by four years of ...
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Amid the Rubble, Syrian Cities Seek a Postwar Normalcy
In a fancy restaurant nearby, a family threw a lavish baptism celebration. At the Citadel of Aleppo—once occupied by the Syrian Army and still rumored to be used as a military base by Russian ...
The New York Times11y
Watching Syria’s War
The New York Times is tracking the human toll of the conflict in this feature. The primary source is the online video that has allowed a widening war to be documented like no other, and posts try ...
10 Largest Castles In The World That You Must Visit
Explore the 10 largest castles in the world, ranked by area. From Poland’s Malbork Castle to India’s Mehrangarh Fort, discover these grand historic fortresses.
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Historical Forts In The World
The Citadel of Aleppo is one of the world's oldest and largest castles. It's a historic architectural site in Syria's Aleppo, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
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Bowen: Syria's rebel offensive is astonishing - but don't write off Assad
Two days into the offensive, they were posting photos of fighters who had taken the ancient citadel of Aleppo, which had been an impregnable base for government troops between 2012 and 2015 ...
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Insurgents advance to Syria's province after entering Aleppo as Assad vows to defeat them
A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the insurgents led by Salafi Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, – including Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch, Jabhat al-Nusra – ...
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'Free again': Hope rises from war-scarred streets of Syria's Aleppo
Some other vendors were selling flowers, sweets and corn to the evening crowd around the medieval citadel that dominates Aleppo's old city. The citadel, which attracted visitors from around the ...