Down the road, outside the city hall, a giant banner with a photo of Assad was taken down; another had his face riddled with bullets, and for whatever reason was being kept there. Across Aleppo ...

Once Syria’s largest city, Aleppo had been home to nearly four million ... Rayyan Aloulou, 18, took photos with her mother, who had traveled 10 hours by bus from their home in opposition-held ...

Praying in the city Some rebels prayed in the city center and fired celebratory gunfire, later patroling on foot in central Aleppo, images showed. Other fighters were seen posing with a rebel flag ...