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Drone Footage Shows Aleppo Cleared of Terrorists (VIDEO)

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Aleppo's Saint Elias Cathedral Drone Footage - Sputnik International
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On Thursday, the Syrian Army declared the complete liberation of Aleppo from terrorists.

People walk past a billboard depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Saadallah al-Jabri Square, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 17, 2016 - Sputnik International
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According to the Syrian army command, security has already been restored in the war-scarred northern city after the remaining terrorist groups left it.

Drone footage focuses on the Saint Elias Cathedral, which has been exposed to several attacks by militants. The church will hold its first Christmas ceremony in four years this coming Sunday.

“I thought this day would never come. We waited for this for five years. Long live Bashar! Long live Syria and Russia!" a local woman told journalists.

Another woman, her neighbor, tried to say something but could not keep back her tears, folding her kids to her breast.

The victory in Aleppo is strategic and will turn the tide of the Syrian war, which broke out in 2011.

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In a recent interview with Al Watan newspaper, President Bashar Assad said that the Syrian Army taking control over Aleppo would radically change the situation across the entire country and would be a devastating blow to terrorists and their sponsors.

Meanwhile, Russian and Syrian sappers are braving the streets of Aleppo, clearing residential neighborhoods of mines and booby-traps left behind by the jihadist terrorists.

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