Once the country's industrial powerhouse, Aleppo was devastated by Syria's ongoing eight-year civil war before Russia-backed regime forces expelled the last rebels in December 2016 after they imposed several months of siege on the last insurgent areas.<br /><br />As some of the city is slowly rebuilt, the Russian army this week showed reporters around, as Moscow seeks to highlight its role in reconstruction of the war-torn country.<br />IMAGES FILMED DURING A PRESS TOUR ORGANISED BY THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
