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A man takes a selfie photograph with pastry chefs in front of a bakery selling cakes in northern Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli ahead of the New Year's eve, on December 30, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)
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A young boy helps his parent to choose a cake in northern Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli ahead of the New Year's eve, on December 30, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)
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A fruit vendor arranges his merchandise in northern Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli as residents get ready to celebrate the New Year's eve, on December 30, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)
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Residents of northern Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli run errands ahead of the New Year's eve, on December 30, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)