A car drives through the rebel stronghold of of Khan al-Assal in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo with smoke billowing in the background, as Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies continued battling government forces in the area on November 29, 2024. The fighters launched this week a shock offensive against Syrian government troops and sparked the deadliest battle the country has seen in years, with the violence killing so far 242 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The war monitor said most of the victims were combatants on both sides but also including civilians. (Photo by Aaref WATAD / AFP)