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Ghosts of Aleppo

Aleppo and its residents have endured a horrific war for the last five years.

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A resident of eastern Aleppo washes himself and his clothes in the street by a broken pipe during the hot weather in Ramadan. Water supplies have suffered big cuts in rebel-held areas. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
By Mauricio Morales
Published On 15 Dec 201615 Dec 2016
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Aleppo, Syria – East Aleppo was the most important urban area controlled by the armed opposition in Syria.

Since the uprising in 2011, Aleppo and its residents have endured a horrific war for the past five years, Syrian fighter jets pounded the city, Scud missiles levelled blocks, and barrel bombs thrown from helicopters destroyed everything near them – children, women or men, civilians or fighters.

Lately the Russian air force has joined in the destruction of east Aleppo and the rising death toll of civilians. Shortages of fuel, water, food and electricity have left civilians trapped in the city amid a humanitarian crisis.

The year-long aerial bombing campaign by the Syrian regime and it allies together with a year-long siege has allowed the Syrian army to begin to control districts held by rebel forces for years.

The winter is intensifying as the siege tightens; for thousand of civilians, the only choice is to flee to Kurdish control areas in the city.

The pictures document the situation in the neighborhoods in east Aleppo since late 2012 until mid-2014, a situation that has continued to deteriorate up to today.

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Residents make fires outside their homes in the harsh winter. Residents of rebel-held areas have suffered shortage of fuel and electricity. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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People have cut down all the trees in a park in Hannano district to use them to keep warm in the winter. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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Rebel fighters guard the frontlines that had not changed for years until the advance this year of Syrian forces with support of Russian air force. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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Rebel fighter shows a hand-made rocket in a house in East Aleppo. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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A young boy carries bread. Syrian air force have targeted several bakeries in East Aleppo during the war. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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A woman walks through what remained of her house near the outskirts of East Aleppo after heavy clashes between rebel forces and Syrian army forces. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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An injured boy is carried to an ambulance after a double tap air strike in Aleppo, a strategy used by Syrian air force, to inflict more damage. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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The Salahadine neighbourhood saw fierce fighting during the battle for Aleppo. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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Women from the same family rest in their home. Civilians have endured the heavy toll of armed conflict for more than five years in Aleppo. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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Women gather outside a distribution centre waiting for food in Hanano, one of the first districts of Aleppo to be taken by rebel forces. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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Residents look for survivors after a Scud attack on one of the rebel-held neighbourhoods in east Aleppo. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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The body of a man is found in his house after an air strike hit his neighbourhood. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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A street seller girl waits to sell her merchandise in front of her house in East Aleppo. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]
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An elderly resident from east Aleppo, hears the Friday prayer from his window. [Mauricio Morales/ Al Jazeera]


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