Damascus syria before and after

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Middle East Eye takes a look back at the key events that shaped the Syrian civil war as it enters its tenth year

Aleppo

Once Syria's largest city, Aleppo has been the worst-hit city in the country since the Battle of Aleppo began in 2012 as part of the ongoing Syrian Civil

Umayyad mosque Damascus,Syria

Aleppo, Syria, is probably the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. With the first settlers dating to 6 millennia B.C., it has amassed incomprehensible amounts of history behind its walls. Aleppo used to be the biggest city in Syria, but since 2012 July the 19th, when horrors of the Syrian War ensued, now Damascus, Syria's capital, is the largest.

The destruction of Aleppo is an attack on our own civilization's history. While incendiary bombs rainn down, we look at Syria's ancient history and poetry.

Old City of Raqqa, Syria

Al Nawfara Cafe, Damascus, Syria. It used to be men only. How times have changed!

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Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria

Before-and-after photos reveal the horrific toll that three years of civil war have taken on Syria. The Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo was regarded as a feat of Syrian architecture when it was restored f…

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