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Syrian opposition fighters and their families arrive at a checkpoint manned by regime forces ahead of their evacuation from Waer neighbourhood, the last opposition-held district in the central city of Homs, on May 20, 2017. In five months, the Syrian rebels, crushed by the regime's troops backed by Russia and Iran, lost their stronghold Aleppo, Syria's second city, their last quarters in Damascus and now the Waer district, their last bastion in Homs. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian opposition fighters and their families arrive at a checkpoint manned by regime forces ahead of their evacuation from Waer neighbourhood, the last opposition-held district in the central city of Homs, on May 20, 2017.
In five months, the Syrian rebels, crushed by the regime's troops backed by Russia and Iran, lost their stronghold Aleppo, Syria's second city, their last quarters in Damascus and now the Waer district, their last bastion in Homs.  / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER        (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)