The historical centre of the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo became the seat of the fighting between the terrorists of the banned in Russia “dzhebhat an-Nusra” and the soldiers of the Syrian Arab Republic. The terrorists do not spare even the temples and places of worship. Gun emplacements constructed in the mosque, whose history goes back hundreds of years. The correspondent of “Stars” Timur Abdullayev visited the old city of Aleppo.
“When Rabbi (string musical instrument – approx. ed.) was a hot commodity. But after the capture of Aleppo, the militants declared music Haram. That is sinful. And my four stalls burned”, – said the music master named Mahmoud.
Before the war, in the old town lived more than 120,000 people, now there are ruins and rubble, which was occupied by the terrorists. The Syrian army controls only a quarter of the historical center, the rest of the territory is under the control of “Dzhebhat EN-Nusra.”
The symbol of the city is the old fortress – it is the militants could not take, although attempts were made numerous. The last time the terrorists had dug a 150 meter tunnel to undermine the Foundation of buildings, but the soldiers of the ATS tracked down and destroyed them, failing to preserve the UNESCO world heritage site.