On Friday, they had. By late evening, fighters posed with their flag outside the Aleppo citadel in the city’s centre, as they claimed the capture of the entire city, home to 2 million people.

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As a man dances atop a camel, surrounded by a joyful crowd, right nearby, on the entrance of the medieval Aleppo Citadel, the new Syrian flag with three red stars and a green stripe is hung.