The Aleppo ProjectGovernment and rebel forces bombed a number of hospitals and clinics in Aleppo over the past several days.
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Aleppo Weekly
The Aleppo Weekly, April 18-25
by The Aleppo Project on April 26, 2016World: whatever you are doing, stop and pay attention. Today has been the worst day in Syria for over a year. Attacks are everywhere. The White Helmets. 22 April 2016.
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The Aleppo Weekly, April 12-17
by The Aleppo Project on April 18, 2016read moreOrdinary Syrian people are going to extraordinary lengths, risking everything to protect their heritage, despite the horror that has engulfed their country. For them, it is not a question of people or stones. The story of the people is embedded in those stones, a crafted story stretching back millennia. Saving that story is saving Syria. Dr. Emma Cunliffe. Research Associate, Oxford University.
The Aleppo Weekly, April 5-11
by The Aleppo Project on April 12, 2016In My Beloved Aleppo, Sawsan Ibrahim collects 648 photos of the Old City, downtown and residential districts in central and western Aleppo.
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The Aleppo Weekly- March 29-April 4
by The Aleppo Project on April 4, 2016The Washington Post’s Loveday Morris reported on the ‘stunning devastation’ inside Aleppo’s souqs.
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Aleppo Weekly- March 21-28
by The Aleppo Project on March 28, 2016THE CONFLICT
Violence levels in Aleppo dropped dramatically, but sporadic gunfire continues. According to Halab News Network, a Citadel-based regime sniper fired “exploding bullets” on Old City districts.
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Aleppo Weekly- March 17-21
by The Aleppo Project on March 21, 2016read moreA tale of two cities in Aleppo: Rubble on one side, packed restaurants on the other. Five years of conflict have torn Syria apart. And nowhere is that more stark than in its most populous city, Aleppo, where front lines carve through neighborhoods and slice it in two. Loveday Morris, The Washington Post
Aleppo Weekly- March 7-16
by The Aleppo Project on March 17, 2016LIFE IN THE CITY
Photo: Aleppo General Management of Services
With electricity returning to many main electrical plants, residents reported that up to 140 district-level electricity posts were looted by pro-government militias in government-controlled western Aleppo. Pro-government Zahraa News Network called on residents in western Aleppo not to pay newly announced electricity connection fees because the provincial director of electricity said his directorate would pay these costs.
Municipal water returned to several districts in western Aleppo, including Seif ad-Dauleh and New Aleppo. Water, which had been cut off for several months has still not reached Izaa, Sirian and Ashrafiyeh.
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Aleppo Weekly February 29-March 6
by The Aleppo Project on March 7, 2016
Amnesty International
“Syrian and Russian forces have been deliberately attacking health facilities in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. But what is truly egregious is that wiping out hospitals appears to have become part of their military strategy.” Tirana Hassan, Crisis Response Director at Amnesty International.
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ALEPPO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 22-28
by The Aleppo Project on March 3, 2016A ceasefire deal in Syria based on the UN Security Council 2254 took effect on Saturday, February 27. Despite a significant decrease in the number of aerial attacks in Aleppo, violence continued.
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