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The battle of Aleppo is slowly drawing to a close after almost four and a half years of brutal fighting. A ceasefire agreement was recently reached allowing people to leave besieged areas of the city and travel to rebel-held areas in Idlib province, and pro-government forces, who have taken nearly all rebel-held districts in the city, are in the process of evacuating civilians and rebel fighters.

Over 30,000 people are reported to have died since fighting began in 2012, and another 20,000 are thought to have been displaced from Syria's biggest city. Once a popular tourist destination, and famed for its spectacular white marble, Aleppo now lies in ruins. Much of the city's ancient heritage has been damaged, including the Great Mosque, which was built in the 8th century, and the citadel of Aleppo, considered to be one of the largest and oldest castles in the world. The battle might be coming to an end, but some of the damage will never be mended. Take a look at some of these heartbreaking before and after pictures to see the scale of devastation for yourself.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The photography is spectacular but this whole situation makes me sad. What a complete lack of humanity.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yoshina tanaka you are a ruthless, mean, and a disgrase to this site your family and humans. you are just disgusting have a little respect there are hundreds of pople trap there dying there sending there children of only 2 y/o alone in a boat the boat that is used for five people well in thosse boats there are aproximily 158 people in a sinking boat that they payd their life house all their money to go away from that situations waiting to be found by people with little mercy and love to help them like M.O.A.S. bet you never heard of that couse you are an ignorant assshole that knows s**t about any thing happening in in a countrie thats not yours. so let me tell you one more thing F**K YOU

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like bombed Dresden, WW II, when thousands of people were captivated in the catacombs under the city, suffocated by gas bombs. Awfully sad.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That church has made it through pretty well actually. Knock on wood.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad and scary pictures :( so much beauty destroyed by the hand of human. I feel so much hatred and suffering from them. I can't imagine how hard to watch this must be for the survivors. All you have known is gone. I really really hope things are going to be better soon for Syria. Your beautiful country has suffered enough. Our country once sufferd too, the generation of my grandparents. After the revolution our president Václav Havel said: "Love always wins over lie and hatred." Dear Syrians I send you lots and lots of love from the Czech Republic and I hope you will win your freedom soon.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your young have fled but hopefully when peace begins they will return to their beloved Syria to rebuild better, more beautiful cities!

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My god, I keep looking at all these pics and am just astonished at just how much war can destroy....Aleppo was a gem and now it has been reduced to nothing more than rubble, what is worse is that there are so many crimes against humanity being committed at the same time. If Aleppo ever gets rebuilt, it will take a long, long, long time....

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg, what would they want allready?! Wasn't enough???

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