A traffic police directs cars, after rebels took the main northern city of Aleppo and have since pushed south from their enclave in northwest of the country, in Aleppo, Syria, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
ALEPPO (Reuters) - A week after Islamist rebels seized Syria's second-largest city, in a surprise advance deep into government-held territory, Aleppo is slowly coming back to life.
A night-time curfew has lifted. Bread has returned to bakery shelves. Traffic police wave cars through intersections and internet coverage has improved as a rebel-linked telecoms network has expanded its reach, according to half a dozen residents and Reuters footage.
