Aleppo Endured the War. Rebuilding Is a Different Matter

With Bashar al-Assad out of power, residents of Aleppo who were forced to flee during the nation's long civil war are returning from abroad or refugee camps. But as the Guardian reports, a major problem greets them: An estimated two-thirds of the city lies in rubble, and it could take decades for the city to resemble its prewar self. The absence of coordinated state-led recovery efforts has left people to reclaim what they can and make incremental repairs just to survive.

Author: John Johnson with Newser.AI

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