
A Syrian man returns to his war-shattered neighborhood of eastern Aleppo city, northern Syria, on Dec. 20, 2016. Civilians started returning to their original neighborhoods to check on their homes and belongings they had left behind when they fled eastern Aleppo almost four years ago. The Syrian army has recently dislodged the rebels out of that part of the city recently. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)