Aleppo: Maps and pictures show how a once great city was reduced to rubble by Assad's bombs
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies are now a week into their onslaught on Aleppo, pushing into rebel-held areas that are home to some 250,000 people and have been under siege for much of the last four years since the city became embroiled in Syria's civil war. In that time, the city has shifted from Syria's largest city and commercial hub to a byword for death and destruction. The battle for Aleppo has seen Assad and his Russian allies relentlessly bombing rebel areas, with residents reporting the use of cluster munitions in civilian areas in violation of international rules. Hospitals, schools and civilian homes have been targeted, as Assad and his backers in Moscow make taking back the whole of Aleppo from the rebels a priority despite all costs. ...
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