as the fighting turned ancient streets into sniper alleys. During the four years of fighting before the government recaptured Aleppo following a devastating siege, the city was virtually emptied.

“Eight years ago, I was besieged in the city of Aleppo,” he explains. “Evacuations had stalled many times after a fragile ceasefire … The buses were late for four days.” They were stuck ...

Almost one month after Islamist rebels toppled the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, volunteers in Aleppo are working to transform the ancient city's landscape, planting saplings in its streets and ...

including the Ancient City of Aleppo and its citadel — one of the oldest castles in the world. Now that the regime of Bashar Al-Assad has fallen, bringing an end to over 50 years of dictatorship ...

Their sudden capture of the northern city of Aleppo, an ancient business hub, was a stunning prize for Assad's opponents and reignited the conflict which had been largely stalemated for the past ...

In a statement, it said troops had been withdrawn from Aleppo temporarily "to prepare a counteroffensive". Footage verified by the BBC showed rebels had reached the city's ancient citadel.

Syria's army said Saturday that rebels had entered "large parts" of the northern city of Aleppo, reporting dozens of soldiers killed and wounded in large-scale clashes. It added "dozens of men ...