War is a catastrophe. The war in Syria is no different and the city of Aleppo is the severest example of this. The killing of its civilians and the sheer destruction of the city are hard to comprehend. Let's look at the history and complicated nature of this war first.
In addition to the death and destruction, hospitals throughout the city of Aleppo have been destroyed. Some reports say that all hospitals have been destroyed. Other reports say that very few hospitals remain, but people are too scared to go to them out of fear of being killed. It is a case of having no medical assistance if your sick or hurt or you are too afraid to go to the help you need.
Many residents of Aleppo are worried about genocide. It appears that is what is happening.with cease fires not being honored and people being murdered in their homes.
Let's take a before-and-after look in these two videos:
We've seen images of two young children, Omran and Ayah (who was injured in the Syrian town of Homs) earlier this year.
Recently, a video with several Aleppo children who are now orphans has surfaced.
And this is what a cease fire ends up looking like...
It is now being reported that Aleppo has fallen.
The world has not responded to this crisis as it should have, and that includes the United States. As the video above asks "What's next for Syria?", the fact is that what has already happened is nothing short of a human tragedy. The world community needs to get involved to stop this immediately. The lack of involvement from the world community is disgraceful.
Terry
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