Civilians are fleeing the city of Aleppo in Syria in the Middle East; a city that four years ago was their home, their children’s home.
It’s hard to believe it had libraries and parks and schools and small shops that sold local goods. It was historical. Beautiful, even.
Now it is dusty and destroyed, scattered with the consequences of incessant bombing. Broken after four years of being “ground zero” in the fight between the rebels and pro-government forces.
There is long list of things the war in Syria has caused.
The UN estimates 400,000 people have lost their lives during the five year conflict. There are also the homes that have been destroyed, the families that have been broken, the communities that have been eviscerated, the businesses and the futures that have been guttered.
The city of Aleppo is another casualty. Here is how it’s been destroyed, in photographs.
Top: The Great Mosque of Aleppo (Jami Halab al-Kabir) or the Ummayad Mosque of Aleppo, the largest and oldest mosque in the city of Aleppo on January 05, 2011. ( (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)
Bottom: A general view shows Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo in the foreground and the city's citadel in the background on December 13, 2016. (Photo by: YOUSSEF KARWASHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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This is so heartbreaking. When you study WWI and WWII at school, it sounds horrific and like it affected everyday life for Australians however this war seems so far removed, its like its not even happening. Its so sad to think that my life is not effected by something so disastrous to their life.
If you could do a "how to help" article in relation to this war, I think many people would get behind it.