Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Syrian City Of Aleppo: After Two Years Of Civil War The Before And After Pictures

A Free Syrian Army fighter runs to take cover in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district August 5, 2013. Loubna Mrie/Reuters

Before-And-After Pictures Show Devastation In Syria's Aleppo -- Reuters

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The sharp outlines of houses are reduced to a blur of rubble in "before-and-after" satellite images of Aleppo published on Wednesday that show how civilians have borne the brunt of Syria's civil war.

Amnesty International, which posted the photographs of the northern city on its website, says they show a campaign of indiscriminate air bombardment by government forces, razing entire areas and killing civilians.

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My Comment: It is disheartening to see one of the oldest cities in the world so totally devastated in such a brutal and indiscriminate fashion. Amnesty International's 'before and after' pictures are here.

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