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Outside the al-Sheebani school’s courtyard No stranger to war and disaster, the Citadel was damaged by the Mongol invasion of 1260 and again destroyed by invading forces in 1400.
Aleppo's Umayyad mosque sustained calamitous damage during the time the former Silk Road terminus was divided between opposition fighters and government forces.
Before Aleppo became a symbol of the horrors of Syria's ongoing war, it was known for its traders and craftspeople -- a city where Muslims, Jews, and Christians rubbed elbows in some of the most ...
Syrian armed opposition forces have entered Aleppo just three days into their surprise offensive, marking the first time they have set foot in the country’s second largest city since government ...
It is time to stop talking about human-rights violations in Syria, and instead describe atrocities by the proper terms: war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, but residents express some hope for the future.
In Syria's Aleppo, men throw rubble into the courtyard of a historic inn as merchants gather below to oversee the resurrection of their war-battered ...
BEIRUT — A week after Islamist rebels swept suddenly into Aleppo, members of the city’s dwindling Christian community are wondering again what future is left for them in Syria. Over nearly 14 ...
Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday and rescue workers were searching for people believed still buried under the ...
A Syrian activist described a “genocide” unfolding in the streets of Aleppo Monday, hours before reports surfaced that pro-government forces had executed civilians on the besieged city’s ...
The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the war between Syrian government forces and rebel fighters after 2011 protests against Assad's rule turned into an all-out war.
Syrians in Aleppo are cautiously optimistic as rebel groups take over Assad-regime held areas of their country.