As Syrian government forces closed in on the last sliver of rebel-held territory in Aleppo on Monday, trapped residents braced for the worst. Some posted final messages online, saying their possible final farewells amid the rumble of intensifying airstrikes and war planes overhead — the sounds of the Bashar al-Assad regime closing in.
“I am waiting to die or be captured by the Assad regime…Pray for me and always remember us,” photographer Ameen al-Halabi wrote on Facebook. [...]
Millions have fled Syria since the beginning of the civil war, flooding Europe and neighboring countries in the Middle East. More than 10,000 have fled in just the past 24 hours. And at least 100,000 remain, according to opposition officials, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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