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Justin Salhani

Expelled from Aleppo as children, these fighters returned as its liberators

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A man gestures at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square as people celebrate, after President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule ended, in Aleppo, on December 8, 2024 [Karam al-Masri/Reuters]

Aleppo, Syria – When Abdallah Abu Jarrah was 13, he dreamed of becoming an engineer or a lawyer.

But his home city of Aleppo was besieged by Syrian regime forces, aided by Iran, Russia and Hezbollah.

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