Syria before and after

Utterly heartbreaking.

Aleppo

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

Old City of Raqqa, Syria

Syria's electricity infrastructure has been destroyed by six years of war. Images from NASA show precisely how the lights have gone out during the course of the war, leaving people to survive with little to no power.

Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 4.6 million in 2010, Aleppo was the largest Syrian city before the Syrian Civil War; however, it is now the second-largest city in Syria, after the capital Damascus.

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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.

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

Iconic Aleppo mosque a glimpse into 'endless' Syria war

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Shocking photos of Aleppo's old city show before and after Syria civil war began

Aleppo castle Before and after the war

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.

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…