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What life is actually like for people living in Syria right now
What life is actually like for people living in Syria right now
(about 17 hours later)
The war in Syria looks very different from the ground, as photographs from the Kurdish frontline show the reality of the war British MPs have decided to join.
The war in Syria looks very different from the ground, as photographs from the Kurdish frontline show the reality of the war British MPs have decided to join.
YPG fighters just 30 miles from Raqqa, the self-declared capital of Isis, prevented around a dozen militants from attacking their furthest outpost.
YPG fighters just 30 miles from Raqqa, the self-declared capital of Isis, prevented around a dozen militants from attacking their furthest outpost.
An unexploded suicide vest lies on the ground next to the bodies of the Isis fighters, who mounted an early morning attack against the town of Ain Issa using fog as cover.
An unexploded suicide vest lies on the ground next to the bodies of the Isis fighters, who mounted an early morning attack against the town of Ain Issa using fog as cover.
They were discovered in time and killed. Two were found to be wearing suicide vests and most appeared to be teenagers.
They were discovered in time and killed. Two were found to be wearing suicide vests and most appeared to be teenagers.
Pictures taken by ITV's senior international correspondent John Irvine show the ruins of an Isis base hit by air strikes. An abandoned Sharia Court can also be seen.
Pictures taken by ITV's senior international correspondent John Irvine show the ruins of an Isis base hit by air strikes. An abandoned Sharia Court can also be seen.
During an offensive launched just before the Paris attacks, the YPG have taken more than 200 villages and towns from Isis in three weeks, under the cover of coalition air strikes.
During an offensive launched just before the Paris attacks, the YPG have taken more than 200 villages and towns from Isis in three weeks, under the cover of coalition air strikes.
Unlike the Kurds, who have been the main group engaged in battle with Isis in Iraq and Syria, there will be no British "boots on the ground".
Unlike the Kurds, who have been the main group engaged in battle with Isis in Iraq and Syria, there will be no British "boots on the ground".
Instead, the UK will take part in air strikes taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Four RAF Tornado jets launched their first air strikes in Syria, targeting six targets related to an oil field under Isis control in the east of the country.
Instead, the UK will take part in air strikes taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Four RAF Tornado jets launched their first air strikes in Syria, targeting six targets related to an oil field under Isis control in the east of the country.
In July, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported the number of refugees fleeing Syria had surged to over four million people.
In July, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported the number of refugees fleeing Syria had surged to over four million people.
Syrians carry children amid debris following a air strike by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo
A Syrian man carries a girl on a street covered with dust following a air strike by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo
Syrians react as they stand amid debris following a air strike by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo
A Syrian man carries a girl amid debris following a air strike by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo
An injured Syrian man walks out from the rubble of a destroyed building following a air strike by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo
A Syrian woman makes her way through debris following a air strike by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo
People stand on the rubble of collapsed buildings at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in the Al-Fardous neighbourhood of Aleppo
Syrian residents stand amid the rubble of destroyed buildings
A Syrian resident grasps a mattress amid rubble in the al-Firdous neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo
A bullet-riddled parking sign stands amid debris in a deserted street leading into the old city of Homs
A general view shows abandoned buildings on a deserted square in the old city of Homs after Syrian government forces regained control of rebel-controlled areas
A mosque is pictured through shattered glass in the old city of Homs, as rebel fighters withdrew from the city centre in line with a negotiated withdrawal deal with the government after having held out under tight siege for nearly two years
Buses carrying Free Syrian Army fighters leaving Homs. Exhausted and worn out from a year-long siege, hundreds of Syrian rebels left their last remaining bastions in the heart of the central city of Homs under a cease-fire deal with government forces. The exit of some 1,200 fighters and civilians will mark a de facto end of the rebellion in the battered city, which was one of the first places to rise up against President Bashar Assad's rule, earning it the nickname of "capital of the revolution"
Syrian government forces hold up a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad (L) while others raise the national flag on top of a pole in the old city of Homs
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad run through Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr crossing after their release by rebels. They were freed as part of a larger deal which saw the last remaining Syrian rebels in central Homs city evacuate their positions and free captives in several locations in northern Syria
A Syrian woman and two children walk past heavily damaged buildings in the northern city of Aleppo
A man carries a wounded girl following a reported bombardment with explosive-packed "barrel bombs" by Syrian government forces in the al-Mowasalat neighborhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
A wounded man sits as he is treated at a makeshift hospital following a reported bombardment with explosive-packed "barrel bombs" by Syrian government forces in the al-Sakhour district of the northern city of Aleppo
Debris rises in what Free Syrian Army fighters and Islamic rebels said was an operation to strike Al-Sahaba checkpoint, which is considered a gateway to Al-Dayf valley, and remove forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib province
Men try to put out fire at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Azaz, north of Aleppo, near the border with Turkey
Civil Defence members try to put out fire
Survivors react at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Azaz, north of Aleppo, near the border with Turkey
Residents queue as they wait to receive food aid distributed by the UNRWA at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, south of Damascus
Belongings of Syrian rebels inside a chapel at Crac des Chevaliers, the world's best preserved medieval Crusader castle in Syria. The village was destroyed in fighting between the government and rebel forces while the castle, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, also has been damaged over the past two years
Hosen Sabah, a 16-year-old student is comforted by his mother at a hospital in Damascus. Nosen was wounded by a mortar outside his school, while 14 other students were killed and over 80 wounded
A Free Syrian Army fighter works on a locally made launcher before firing it towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Mork town
Syrian policemen and citizens inspecting the site of a car bomb at the entrance of Moadhamiyet al-Sham neighborhood in rural Damascus. According to Syria's Arab News Agency (SANA), a car bomb explosion has gone off in the countryside of Damascus and initial information say there are casualties, where a car rigged with explosions was remotely detonated at the entrance of Moadhamiyet al-Sham neighborhood in rural Damascus during engineering units it was trying to dismantled it
Opposition fighters carrying a rocket launcher during clashes against government forces in the Sheikh Lutfi area, west of the airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
A Syrian man helps a woman to make her way through debris following reported air strikes by government forces in the Halak neighbourhood in northeastern Aleppo
A Syrian man reacts as he carries the body of injured boy following reported air strikes by government forces in the Halak neighbourhood in northeastern Aleppo. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 33 civilians were killed in the attack
Syrian rescue workers carry the body of a woman following reported air strikes by government forces in the Halak neighbourhood in northeastern Aleppo
Syrians gather at the site of reported air strikes by government forces in the Halak neighbourhood in northeastern Aleppo
The number of Syrian refugees who had been resettled in Britain by September, just 216, could fit on a single London Underground train - with plenty of seats to spare.
The number of Syrian refugees who had been resettled in Britain by September, just 216, could fit on a single London Underground train - with plenty of seats to spare.
