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Aleppo's residents, trapped and hunted
Aug 17th, 2012
Night has fallen on the Saif al-Dawla district in Aleppo. A man takes out the rubbish after the iftar meal breaking the Ramadan fast, an old woman unpegs the laundry from her line and quickly shutters her balcony. (Source: AFP) -
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