Syrian men walk amidst the rubble and debris in the Qadi Askar district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday. Two alliances of Syrian rebels battled to advance in government-held western Aleppo, seizing an army barracks in one district but losing ground in others, in some of the fiercest fighting in the city since the conflict began. Photo: AFP
Turkish nationalists burn a Chinese flag, during a protest to denounce China's treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims, in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, yesterday. Turkish media reported restrictions on Muslim Uighurs worshipping and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Beijing in turn denied the allegations and demanded that Turkey clarify its statements. Photo: AFP
