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Syrian regime forces fire towards Islamic State (IS) jihadists south of the town of Al-Bab, in the northern province of Aleppo on January 14, 2016. Backed by intense Russian air strikes, fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad seized Aarran from IS jihadists, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian regime forces fire towards Islamic State (IS) jihadists south of the town of Al-Bab, in the northern province of Aleppo on January 14, 2016. 
Backed by intense Russian air strikes, fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad seized Aarran from IS jihadists, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN        (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)