An anti-government fighter poses next to an armoured carrier, left behind by fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the northern Syrian town of Tal Rifaat on December 2, 2024. A US-backed, Kurdish-led force in Syria said on December 2, it is seeking to evacuate Kurds around Aleppo to safe areas under its control, after pro-Turkey factions seized a town where tens of thousands of Kurds were living. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)