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Out of the ruins, will Aleppo ever be rebuilt by Ghayth Abdul-Ahad, read by Mouayyub?
The kebab stall stood in the shadow of a building whose three upper floors had been sheared in half, leaving behind concrete slabs that seemed to hang in mid-air.
Under a tarp hauling, its edges weighted with cinder blocks stood a thin man with a thick white beard.
Smiling, he stoked the fire in a narrow grill.
Walking back and forth to a table set atop a wheelbarrow, he tenderly inspected the dish, laid out with tomatoes, greens and a few skewers of meat.
A torn mat covered the floor, while a plastic ice box and a few more cinder blocks provided seating for the customers who are yet to appear.
The streets were largely deserted here in Ambrilla.
at the lapidated suburb of Aleppo that once formed the front line between the rubble-held enclave and government-controlled areas.
But there were a few signs of life, children hopping on and off a rusty motorcycle, a woman selling cigarettes and water from a shack, a young man digging through the rubble with his hands, pulling out pieces of limestone and stacking them in a neat pile to use later in rebuilding his own house.
They are much better than the new ones.
he told me.
Across Syria, there are thousands of streets just like this one.