Syria: Aleppo residents carry on amid civil war ruins.

SHOTLIST: ALEPPO, SYRIA (JUNE 24, 2026) 1. FOOD STALLS IN FRONT OF HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDINGS 2. ROOF OF DAMAGED BUILDING 3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GOING ABOUT DAILY LIFE AMID DAMAGED BUILDINGS 4. PERSON SITTING BEHIND FOOD STALL 5. PRESON PLAYING GUITAR 6. DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTSALEPPO, SYRIA — JUNE 24, 2026: Residents of Aleppo continued their daily lives amid the ruins and damaged buildings left by the Syrian civil war on Wednesday, June 24. Bashar al-Assad, who ruled Syria for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on Dec. 8, 2024, ending the Baath Party's decades-long rule that began in 1963. A transitional administration led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa was formed in January 2025.