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

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

While Damascus says the military campaign to take over areas controlled by Kurdish fighters in Aleppo is over, fears of renewed violence persist

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Syrian army completes 'sweep' of Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud after SDF clashes

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An overloaded lorry carries residents fleeing fighting between government troops and SDF fighters in Aleppo. Reuters

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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

While Damascus says the military campaign to take over areas controlled by Kurdish fighters in Aleppo is over, fears of renewed violence persist

US working to limit 'negative Islamist influence' in Sudan’s government

'We will bring the Islamic Republic to its knees': Son of last Iranian shah backs protests

'We will bring the Islamic Republic to its knees,' says son of Iran's last shah

Syrian army completes 'sweep' of Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud after SDF clashes

The Jiyeh thermal power plant. Lebanon is seeking to develop domestic gas to replace expensive and polluting fuel oil imports. EPA

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