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Citizens of the Sheik Maksoud neighbourhood are evacuated to a safe area during the clashes between SDF and Syrian forces in Aleppo, Syria. Getty Images

‘We’re tired of war’: Aleppo residents wait to return home as drone attacks fuel fear

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Citizens of the Sheik Maksoud neighbourhood are evacuated to a safe area during the clashes between SDF and Syrian forces in Aleppo, Syria. Getty Images

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