22 Heartbreaking Before-And-After Images Showing How War Destroyed The Largest City In Syria

The largest Syrian city of Aleppo is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is considered one of the oldest inhabited cities of the world. But an ongoing military confrontation between extremist militants and the Syrian government has terrorized the entire country. The resulting destruction has killed thousands of people and laid waste to the architecture of Aleppo.

From the before-and-after pictures below you will see how this once beautiful city has been reduced to nothing but rubble.

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Photos by Hannah Karim via BoredPanda.