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| Task of rebuilding Syria laid bare in staggering Aleppo drone footage (VIDEO) | Task of rebuilding Syria laid bare in staggering Aleppo drone footage (VIDEO) |
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| As the conflict in Syria appears to be drawing to a close, the conversation about reconstruction has begun. Footage taken in Aleppo shows the full extent of this daunting task. | As the conflict in Syria appears to be drawing to a close, the conversation about reconstruction has begun. Footage taken in Aleppo shows the full extent of this daunting task. |
| Several years of artillery bombardment and heavy fighting have leveled the country's infrastructure, as can be seen in new drone footage captured above Aleppo. Flattened buildings and strewn rubble spread as far as the eye in the sky can see, highlighting just how much of a gargantuan task awaits those who eventually step in to rebuild the once-prosperous nation. | |
| Syrians will likely look to allies including Russia and Iran for aid to rebuild their war-torn country, however, official talks in this regard have yet to take place. Western countries and Gulf states are unlikely to invest in reconstruction efforts in Syria so long as President Bashar Al-Assad remains in power, while Assad's government says it does not need the international community to rebuild its war-shattered infrastructure. | |
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