Successive images of Aleppo show increasing war damage. Photo: AAAS
Syrian Tanks Pummel Rebel City as Satellites Watch -- David Axe, Danger Room
Three successive overhead snapshots by orbiting civilian satellites provide the best, unclassified, big-picture view to date of the more than two-month-old battle for one of Syria’s key cities. Since late July troops loyal to embattled Syrian president Bashar Al Assad have waged a relentless air and ground campaign against rebels in Aleppo, a city of two million near the border with Turkey.
In the satellite photos, a tank appears then disappears, leaving a ruined building in its wake. Scorch marks, craters and debris chart the progression of brutal urban fighting. Makeshift defensive positions proliferate as the assault escalates.
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My Comment: Talk about providing a "big-picture" view of Syria's civil war.