Syrians walk past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Bani Zeid, on Aleppo’s northern outskirts on July 29, 2016, as people come back to the previously rebel-held district, a day after Syrian government forces took control of it. Government forces have surrounded rebel-held districts in eastern Aleppo since July 17, sparking fears for an estimated 250,000 people who live there.
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