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Deir al-Zor, Syria, Dec. 31, 2018. Civilians walk in the al-Hawd street in Deir al-Zor, Eastern Syria. A vendor raises the flag of the Syrian government and the banner of the Lebanese Hezbollah. On November 18, 2017, the Syrian government forces and its militias seized the entire city of Deir al-Zor after the surrender of the IS members trapped in it. Photo: Judy al-Akidi