People are sharing images of what the Syrian city of Aleppo used to look like before it was devastated by war.
The city, located in the north-east of the country, was a thriving industrial and financial hub before violence between the government regime and rebel fighters took hold in 2012, severing it in two.
Four years of fighting since then has seen Aleppo’s infrastructure obliterated by air strikes from both sides of the conflict — and now images are resurfacing as a reminder of the lively city it once was.
Images of the once grand Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, also known as the ‘Great Mosque’ have revealed how it now lies in ruins.
Several of the walls surrounding the UNESCO-listed building have been destroyed and pro-government fighters have been seen looking on at the ruins.
The pictures emerged as fighting broke out in the city once again – despite a truce deal that involved plans for a mass evacuation of civilians this morning
