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Events on Thursday 22 December 2016 1
2016Fall of AleppoSyrian government retakes rebel-held east AleppoSyrian government forces, backed by Russian air power, completed the recapture of rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a prolonged siege and bombardment. A negotiated evacuation removed remaining fighters and civilians from the city. The fall of Aleppo marked a major turning point in the Syrian civil war in favor of Bashar al-Assad.