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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson asked Thursday, "What is Aleppo?" So, here is a concise answer to that question and explanation of the devastation happening there.
Aleppo was Syria's largest city with 2 million residents before civil war broke out between pro- and anti-government camps. It has been particularly hard hit by five years of fighting that has left more than 400,000 people dead across the country and forced millions to flee.
Sometimes it is better to show the heartbreaking impact of war than write about it. Here are 5 striking images from Aleppo, Syria :
This Sept. 6, 2016 photo, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), shows a nurse treating a boy suffering from breathing difficulties inside a hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Medical workers in the city say the opposition-controlled neighborhood was struck with chlorine gas Tuesday, though the report could not be independently verified. They treated at least 70 people for breathing difficulties.
A Syrian man carries a wounded child in the Maadi district of eastern Aleppo after regime aircrafts reportedly dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs on August 27, 2016. At least 15 civilians were reported killed when two bombs fell several minutes apart, near a tent where people were receiving condolences for those killed.
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Omran, a Syrian boy covered in dust and blood, sits in an ambulance after being rescued from the rubble of a building hit by an airstrike in the rebel-held Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo on August 17, 2016.
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