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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Assad's Aleppo

The Syrian government recaptured long-held rebel territory, President Obama made some end-of-term moves, the Berlin Christmas market reopened, and more.
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The Fall of Rebel-Held Aleppo: The Syrian government has taken full control of the city of Aleppo, marking a turning point in the country’s civil war, which has claimed the lives of nearly half a million people in the last six years. After months of bombing and ground operations, President Bashar al-Assad’s forces evacuated civilians and fighters from the final rebel-held parts of Aleppo, which the rebels first captured in 2012. Thousands of people were transported out of the city this month, leaving behind rubble that was once a bustling city.

President Obama is trying to make that was used to track visitors from Muslim-majority countries. This won’t stop President-elect Donald Trump from building his own registry, but it will mean he’ll have to start from scratch. Meanwhile, Trump is set to become the first modern president to start .

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