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Then and Now: Aleppo Landmarks Show Scars of Civil War

As forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad retake large portions of Aleppo from rebels the evidence of civil war are widespread.

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Image: Visitors walk inside Aleppo's Umayyad mosque in 2010

Visitors walk inside Aleppo's ancient Grand Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, on Oct. 6, 2010. 

— KHALIL ASHAWI / Reuters
Image: From the Files: TIMELINE - The battle for Aleppo

Debris liters the Grand Umayyad mosque, on Dec. 15, 2013.

— Molhem Barakat / Reuters
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Syrian pro-government forces walk in the Grand Umayyad mosque after they captured the area on Dec. 13, 2016. 

After weeks of heavy fighting, regime forces were poised to take full control of Aleppo, dealing the biggest blow to Syria's rebellion in more than five years of civil war.

— GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP - Getty Images
Image: A general view shows the Old City of Aleppo as seen from Aleppo's historic citadel in 2009

The Old City of Aleppo as seen from Aleppo's historic citadel on Dec. 11, 2009.

— KHALIL ASHAWI / Reuters
Image: A file photo of a general view taken with a drone showing the Old City of Aleppo and Aleppo's historic citadel in 2016

The Old City of Aleppo and Aleppo's historic citadel on Oct. 12, 2016.

Restoring full control over Aleppo, Syria's most populous city before the war, would be a major prize for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

— ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / Reuters
Image: People tour inside Aleppo's historic citadel in 2009

People tour Aleppo's historic citadel on Dec. 11, 2009. 

— KHALIL ASHAWI / Reuters
Image: A general view shows damage at Aleppo's historic citadel in 2014

A general view shows damage to Aleppo's historic citadel, which is controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, on Oct. 1, 2014.

— George Ourfalian / REUTERS
Image: The remains of a shell are pictured outside Aleppo's historic citadel in 2016

The remains of a shell outside Aleppo's historic citadel on Dec. 13, 2016.

The war has killed hundreds of thousands of people, driven more than half of all Syrians from their homes and created the world's worst refugee crisis.

PHOTOS: Syrians Flee Besieged City

— OMAR SANADIKI / Reuters
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