epaselect epa11783666 People stand at Aleppo Airport, which has reopened for the first time since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, Aleppo, Syria, 18 December 2024. A Syrian Air Airbus took off from Damascus Airport to Aleppo in the country’s north for the first time since opposition forces seized the capital, toppling president Bashar al-Assad on...

epaselect epa11783698 A security guard keeps watch atop a roof at Aleppo Airport, which has reopened for the first time since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, Aleppo, Syria, 18 December 2024. A Syrian Air Airbus took off from Damascus Airport to Aleppo in the country’s north for the first time since opposition forces seized the capital, toppling...