This aerial view shows the landmark citadel of Aleppo and its surroundings damaged by the civil war, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, early on November 30, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached 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 Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)