A man holds a flare in the centre of Syria's northern city of Idlib as residents celebrate the control of several districts of Aleppo by Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies on November 29, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria's second city of Aleppo on November 29, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP)