MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(01 of37)
Open Image ModalA view shows the damage as seen from Aleppo\'s historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(02 of37)
Open Image ModalA man pushes a woman on a cart as they flee deeper with others into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(03 of37)
Open Image ModalPeople walk as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(04 of37)
Open Image ModalPeople carry their belongings as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(05 of37)
Open Image ModalA general view shows the damage inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(06 of37)
Open Image ModalBoys stand amid the damage in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(07 of37)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad walk inside Aleppo\'s historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(08 of37)
Open Image ModalA general view shows the damage in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(09 of37)
Open Image ModalDamaged buildings are seen in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(10 of37)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(11 of37)
Open Image ModalPeople carry their belongings as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. The Arabic words read, \"No to monopolizing commodities and raising prices under the siege\". REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(12 of37)
Open Image ModalA member of forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad attempts to erect the Syrian national flag at the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(13 of37)
Open Image ModalA member of forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad walks inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(14 of37)
Open Image ModalA member of forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad carries a tree branch as he walks inside Aleppo\'s historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(15 of37)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(16 of37)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MOSQUE(17 of37)
Open Image ModalA member of forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad walks inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(18 of37)
Open Image ModalA damaged tank is pictured amid the damage near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(19 of37)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand atop a damaged tank near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(20 of37)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand atop a damaged tank near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(21 of37)
Open Image ModalA man sits amid debris near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(22 of37)
Open Image ModalThe remains of a shell are pictured outside Aleppo\'s historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(23 of37)
Open Image ModalA member of forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stands in front of Aleppo\'s historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(24 of37)
Open Image ModalThe remains of a shell are seen as forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand inside Aleppo\'s historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (credit:Omar Sanadiki / Reuters)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(25 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / KARAM AL-MASRI (Photo credit should read KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARAM AL-MASRI via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(26 of37)
Open Image ModalA Syrian child cooks in the street in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, on December 13, 2016, during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(27 of37)
Open Image ModalA general view shows Aleppo\'s citadel on December 13, 2016, after government forces captured the area.\nAfter 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.\n\n / AFP / Youssef KARWASHAN (Photo credit should read YOUSSEF KARWASHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOUSSEF KARWASHAN via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(28 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / KARAM AL-MASRI (Photo credit should read KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARAM AL-MASRI via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(29 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / KARAM AL-MASRI (Photo credit should read KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARAM AL-MASRI via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(30 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / KARAM AL-MASRI (Photo credit should read KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARAM AL-MASRI via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(31 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrian pro-government forces stand on a tank near the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016, after they captured the area.\nAfter 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.\n\n / AFP / Youssef KARWASHAN (Photo credit should read YOUSSEF KARWASHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOUSSEF KARWASHAN via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(32 of37)
Open Image ModalA general view shows Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo in the foreground and the city\'s citadel in the background on December 13, 2016, after they captured the area.\nAfter 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.\n\n / AFP / Youssef KARWASHAN (Photo credit should read YOUSSEF KARWASHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOUSSEF KARWASHAN via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(33 of37)
Open Image ModalA Syrian child cooks in the street in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, on December 13, 2016, during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(34 of37)
Open Image ModalA general view shows Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo in the foreground and the city\'s citadel in the background on December 13, 2016, after they captured the area.\nAfter 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.\n\n / AFP / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEORGE OURFALIAN via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(35 of37)
Open Image ModalA Syrian child cooks in the street in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, on December 13, 2016, during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(36 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrian civilians leave towards safer rebel-held areas in Aleppo, on December 13, 2016, during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(37 of37)
Open Image ModalSyrian civilians leave towards safer rebel-held areas in Aleppo, on December 13, 2016, during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city.\nUN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city.\n\n / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)