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Security situation in Aleppo’s al-Bab still not stable

Following angry public protests in Aleppo’s city of al-Bab due to the deteriorating security conditions, police forces are intensifying efforts to prevent terrorist incidents.

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Syrian protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the Turkish presence in northern Syria, al-Bab, Syria, Nov. 17, 2019. — BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images

ALEPPO, Syria — Cautious calm and fear prevail among the residents of al-Bab, which is under the control of the National Army of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo.

A wave of demonstrations and calls for a strike has swept the city’s markets and schools since Nov. 17, due to poor security conditions.

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