euronews reporter – 24 hours in the chaos of Aleppo

www.euronews.com After 19 months of bloody conflict there are still no signs of peace in Syria. A ruthless battle has been raging in Aleppo for more than two months, between insurgents from the Free Syrian Army and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the situation is only getting worse. A euronews crew led by Farouk Atig made it into Syria’s second city and main commercial hub. To get there, we started at the Kilis border in southern Turkey. From there we were able to cross into the village of Azaz on the other side of the frontier which has been under rebel control since mid-July. A further eighty kilometres away as the crow flies was our ultimate target Aleppo. On arrival the crew were at first struck by the level of destruction and chaos in this once prosperous city. It was impossible to say how many people remained there as many areas were inaccessible. The city had been quite literally cut in half. The areas held by rebels are the only places open to journalists and they were under constant bombardment *Destruction* At one time the mosques were spared, but now they too lie in ruins. Even hospitals are fair game for destruction. At Dar Al Shifa, renamed the hospital of the free men, the wounded arrive continuously. Seven doctors assisted by 10 nurses and many volunteers are responsible for their care. The real problem there was not lack of medication, but shortage of staff. “Most of those coming in are civilians, about 80% of them are civilians and the rest …
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