In pics: life in recently-captured city of Harasta, Syria

A Syrian boy rides a bicycle in the recently-captured city of Harasta, in the Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria, on March 28, 2018. The city of Harasta, which overlooks the main highway between Damascus and the central and northern region, has recently been declared rebel-free after the last batch of rebels and their families left that area towards rebel-held areas in northern Syria. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)