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War-shattered Jobar turns into a ghost town

Syria's war-ravaged Jobar neighborhood in Eastern Ghouta stands as a ghost town, its ruins reflecting the heavy toll of years of fighting against the Ba'ath regime.

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War-shattered Jobar turns into a ghost town

In the Jobar neighborhood of Eastern Ghouta in Syria's capital Damascus, the heavy price Syrians paid in their fight to end the Ba'ath regime's 61-year rule is visible in the severe destruction left by years of conflict.

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War-shattered Jobar turns into a ghost town

Dominated by collapsed buildings and completely abandoned streets, the neighborhood has turned into a ghost settlement after the prolonged war.

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War-shattered Jobar turns into a ghost town