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A picture taken from the rebel-held side in the old city of Aleppo shows the Sheraton hotel, currently under government control, in the government-held side on December 6, 2014. Aleppo, Syria's second city and former industrial powerhouse, has been divided between rebel control in the east and regime control in the west since shortly after fighting began there in mid-2012. AFP PHOTO/ZEIN AL-RIFAI (Photo credit should read ZEIN AL-RIFAI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken from the rebel-held side in the old city of Aleppo shows the Sheraton hotel, currently under government control, in the government-held side on December 6, 2014. Aleppo, Syria's second city and former industrial powerhouse, has been divided between rebel control in the east and regime control in the west since shortly after fighting began there in mid-2012. AFP PHOTO/ZEIN AL-RIFAI        (Photo credit should read ZEIN AL-RIFAI/AFP/Getty Images)