Aleppo family reunited after months separated by war Rasha al-Qassem was among tens of thousands who fled rebel-held eastern Aleppo in recent days as the army pressed a fierce assault aimed at retaking the whole of Syria's second city. She was reunited with her family for the first time in a year and a half when she arrived at a reception point for Syrians pouring out of war-ravaged eastern Aleppo. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES