Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) When Mojahed left his native Aleppo he thought the worst was over. "My feelings as I leave Aleppo are like preparing for a burial after death. I will leave Aleppo without a soul. The Syrian government starts to clean up areas formerly held by opposition forces in Aleppo on December 27, 2016. After they reached Turkey, Thaer and Mojahed fled from their captors.

Source: CNN January 15, 2017 17:15 UTC