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Deir al-Zor, Syria, Nov. 8, 2018. Destruction in the public vegetable market can be seen in the city center of Alboukamal, Eastern Deir al-Zor, Northeastern Syria. Previous bombings by Russia and the Syrian government targeted the market before seizing the city. On Nov. 21, 2018, the Syrian government forces, supported by the Russian air force and allied militias seized the city of Alboukamal after the Islamic State withdrew from it. The bombings and military battles destructed the city's residential neighborhoods and infrastructures.