In Syria, a shrinking city struggles on between terrifying air raids
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In Aleppo, Syria's largest city, a kebab vendor works in the midst of a destroyed building. As Syria's war rages on, Aleppo is a city under gradual demolition, with a shrinking civilian population struggling to survive.
In Syria, a shrinking city struggles on between terrifying air raids
Story and photography
by Raja Abdulrahim
Reporting from Aleppo, Syria
April 11, 2014
The family members stood shivering on a balcony in Aleppo's Anadan suburb as midnight approached, their sleep interrupted by the nightly duty of a government helicopter pilot somewhere above them.
They followed the sound of the helicopter's whirring blades as well as scratchy updates coming over a walkie-talkie from rebels spread throughout the area.
News came in that the helicopter had dropped two barrel bombs oil drums filled with TNT that can level buildings on nearby towns.
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They knew that the helicopters can carry up to four of the bombs. They waited for the last two.