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This picture shows a damaged Syrian Army armoured vehicle in front of a destroyed structure in the village of Miznaz which was taken over by Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies in the latest battles with government forces in the northern Syrian Aleppo province, on November 29, 2024. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadists and allied factions launched this week a shock offensive against Syrian government troops and sparked the deadliest battle the country has seen in years, with the violence killing so far 242 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The war monitor said most of the victims were combatants on both sides but also including civilians. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)