A picture taken from the area of New Aleppo shows smoke rising during clashes between jihadists and Syrian soldiers in the northern city of Aleppo on November 29, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies took control of five districts of Syria's second city of Aleppo on November 29, "without any significant pushback" from the Syrian military, a war monitor said. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)