Samah, 11, and her brother, Ibrahim, transport their salvaged belongings from their damaged house in Doudyan village in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, January 2, 2017. Picture taken January 2, 2017.
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Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo: UN official
Thousands of people are starting to return to formerly opposition-held east Aleppo despite freezing weather and destruction "beyond imagination", a top U.N. official said from the Syrian city. In the last couple of days around 2,200 families have returned to the Hanano housing district, said Sajjad Malik, country representative in Syria for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Children push a cart carrying relief items provided by UNHCR and other UN partners in the east Aleppo neighborhood of Tariq al-Bab, in this handout picture provided by UNHCR on January 4, 2017.
Children push a cart carrying relief items provided by UNHCR and other UN partners in the east Aleppo neighborhood of Tariq al-Bab, in this handout picture provided by UNHCR on January 4, 2017.
Children push a cart carrying relief items provided by UNHCR and other UN partners in the east Aleppo neighborhood of Tariq al-Bab, in this handout picture provided by UNHCR on January 4, 2017.
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Boys walk past debris in Doudyan village in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, January 2, 2017. Picture taken January 2, 2017.
Samah, 11, helps her father by salvaging their belongings from their damaged house in Doudyan village in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, January 2, 2017. Picture taken January 2, 2017.
Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo: UN official
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A general view shows the damage in Doudyan village in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, January 2, 2017. Picture taken January 2, 2017.
Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo: UN official
ALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 1: A man inspects the area after warcrafts belonging to Assad Regime forces attacked with vacuum bomb to Etarib district of Aleppo, Syria on January 1, 2017. Assad regime and its supporter foreign terrorists violate the ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government.
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ALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 1: A man inspects the area after warcrafts belonging to Assad Regime forces attacked with vacuum bomb to Etarib district of Aleppo, Syria on January 1, 2017. Assad regime and its supporter foreign terrorists violate the ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government.
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