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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SAMMY KETZ A picture taken on the government controlled side of Aleppo on November 17, 2014, shows the Baron Hotel, the oldest hotel in the northern Syrian city. The conflict, which started with anti-government protests in March 2011 and has since spiraled into a brutal civil war, has ravaged large parts of the historic second city. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SAMMY KETZ
A picture taken on the government controlled side of Aleppo on November 17, 2014, shows the Baron Hotel, the oldest hotel in the northern Syrian city. The conflict, which started with anti-government protests in March 2011 and has since spiraled into a brutal civil war, has ravaged large parts of the historic second city. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID        (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)