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TOURISTS have been spotted posing for selfies in war-torn Aleppo as thousands of trapped civilians are trying to evacuate the Syrian city.

Snaps show groups taking pictures with a selfie stick in front of Aleppo's ancient citadel which is heavily damaged after five years of civil war.

Women take a selfie outside Aleppo's historic citadel, in the government controlled area of the Syrian city
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Women take a selfie outside Aleppo's historic citadel, in the government controlled area of the Syrian cityCredit: Reuters

In one shocking image, a couple even sat in a destroyed car to pose for a selfie.

It comes as evacuations from the government-controlled area have been suspended after a ceasefire was broken.

Rebels breached the agreement by opening fire at a crossing point, according to Syrian TV.

These selfies were taken as evacuations as the country tries to evacuate trapped civilians
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These selfies were taken as evacuations as the country tries to evacuate trapped civiliansCredit: Alamy
A couple sit inside a damaged vehicle as they take a selfie at the entrance of the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo
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A couple sit inside a damaged vehicle as they take a selfie at the entrance of the Carlton Hotel in AleppoCredit: Reuters
Women pose for a picture with a damaged care at the entrance of the Carlton Hotel
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Women pose for a picture with a damaged care at the entrance of the Carlton HotelCredit: Reuters
A group of blokes pose in the courtyard of the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo - which has been left in ruins by the civil war
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A group of blokes pose in the courtyard of the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo - which has been left in ruins by the civil warCredit: Getty Images

They said evacuations of the eastern side of the city have been suspended by the Syrian government "due to obstructions".

A senior Syrian rebel official blamed Iran and its Shi'ite militias for holding up the evacuation and urged Russia to live up to its commitment to implement the deal.

Munir al Sayal, the head of the political wing of the rebel group told Reuters: "Iran and its sectarian proxies are using the humanitarian situation of our people in besieged Aleppo and preventing civilians from leaving until the evacuation of their groups in al-Foua and Kefyra."

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At least 6,000 civilians and rebels, including 2,700 children, are believed to have fled the city since it was mostly recaptured by government forces.

According to CNN around one million people were still in the city - But it is unclear how many people are left in Aleppo.
Thousands of children are still waiting to be evacuated from the eastern part of the war-ravaged Syrian city.

On Friday, harrowing footage showed scared children being herded into cover after an ambulance they were fleeing in came under fire from a sniper.

Aid workers help the sobbing children get to cover after the gunman opened fire.

Rubble is all that's left of the Carlton Hotel in the government controlled area of Aleppo
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Rubble is all that's left of the Carlton Hotel in the government controlled area of AleppoCredit: Reuters
Before (right) and now (left): The citadel of Aleppo has received significant damage in the ongoing Syrian civil war
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Before (right) and now (left): The citadel of Aleppo has received significant damage in the ongoing Syrian civil warCredit: Carlo Ohanian
People visit the Umayyad mosque which has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo
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People visit the Umayyad mosque which has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of AleppoCredit: Reuters
Before (top) and after (bottom) the 12th century Umayyad mosque before it was destroyed
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Before (top) and after (bottom) the 12th century Umayyad mosque before it was destroyedCredit: Carlo Ohanian
People walk amid the debris as they carry belongings they collected from their houses
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People walk amid the debris as they carry belongings they collected from their housesCredit: Reuters

The video was filmed by Abo Al Jood, a freelance cameraman for .

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "Aleppo is now a synonym for hell."

Syria has been embroiled in a civil war for more than five years.

United Nation estimates that between 250,000 to 270,000 people have died during the fighting but one group says the number is closer to 470,000.

The fighting, which broke out in March 2011 in Deraa, spread to Aleppo in 2012 and has been constant ever since.

This week, a ceasefire deal was agreed between the Syrian government forces and rebels fighting to keep control of their territory.

It will allow the evacuation of people trapped in eastern Aleppo and Syria’s regime to take control of the city.

People take pictures in front of the old Customs building in the government controlled Old City of Aleppo
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People take pictures in front of the old Customs building in the government controlled Old City of AleppoCredit: Reuters
People warm themselves around a fire while waiting to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo
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People warm themselves around a fire while waiting to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern AleppoCredit: Reuters
Children play while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo
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Children play while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern AleppoCredit: Reuters
A Syrian child, evacuated from Aleppo, sits in a field hospital bed near Idlib, Syria
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A Syrian child, evacuated from Aleppo, sits in a field hospital bed near Idlib, SyriaCredit: AP:Associated Press
Syrian children walk in the old market in the government-held old city of the northern embattled city
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Syrian children walk in the old market in the government-held old city of the northern embattled cityCredit: Getty Images
A child sleeps while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo
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A child sleeps while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern AleppoCredit: Reuters
Children warm themselves around a heater as they wait inside a field hospital with injured and sick people to be evacuated
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Children warm themselves around a heater as they wait inside a field hospital with injured and sick people to be evacuatedCredit: Reuters

The evacuation, which is currently suspended, comes after a month after President Assad's forces launched a major Russian-backed offensive to retake all of Aleppo.

On September 22, two weeks after encircling the east of the city, government troops launched an all-out offensive to take control of the entire city.

This month, Assad's forces announced they were on the verge of declaring victory in the battle for control of Aleppo after taking control of a number of rebel districts.

The army has recaptured "99 per cent" of Syria’s second city in recent weeks and a UK-monitoring group opposed to the regime said the rebels had withdrawn from the last six neighbourhoods they held.

President Assad said the "liberation" of Aleppo was "history in the making".

The Umayyad Mosque is of one of Syria's most famous mosques that has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.

State news agency Sana accused rebels of blowing up the 11th-Century mosque - but activists say it was hit by Syrian army tank fire.

The citadel as once one of Aleppo’s major attractions with an esplanade area around the castle hill used for evening strolls.

The luxury Carlton Hotel used to stand directly opposite the Citadel but it was obliterated in an explosion in 2014.


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