It's a shame to see an old, old city destroyed like this in addition to realizing how many innocent people have died.
Aleppo: Once the Jewel of Syria, Now the Rebels' Last Stand, Flattened by Assad's Bombs
Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. "The jewel of Syria" is a Unesco World Heritage site and was a popular tourist destination.
Now much of Syria's largest city is in ruins. Aleppo has been split roughly in half between opposition groups in the east and government troops in the west.
Rebel-held areas have been flattened and abandoned after thousands were killed by "barrel bombs" – steel drums full of shrapnel and explosives – dropped by Syrian government aircraft.
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Aleppo: Once the Jewel of Syria, Now the Rebels' Last Stand, Flattened by Assad's Bombs
Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. "The jewel of Syria" is a Unesco World Heritage site and was a popular tourist destination.
Now much of Syria's largest city is in ruins. Aleppo has been split roughly in half between opposition groups in the east and government troops in the west.
Rebel-held areas have been flattened and abandoned after thousands were killed by "barrel bombs" – steel drums full of shrapnel and explosives – dropped by Syrian government aircraft.
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