Syria: The madness of Aleppo’s violence | Edward Dark
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The people of this sad, war-ravaged city have been through plenty of bad times in the past three years, but last week has been one of the worst so far. The terror and mayhem of Syria’s war reached a frightening crescendo here as government forces and rebel militias mercilessly pounded each other’s areas across the divided city.
The brunt of the carnage was borne by the hapless citizens with dozens killed, maimed and buried alive under the rubble of their own homes. The violence seems to have become an end in itself, as there is no conceivable military gain or purpose to any of it. What is to be gained by levelling houses, apartment blocks, schools and hospitals other than feeding the insatiable appetite of blind vengeful monsters?