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October 10, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501713_162-57528995/civil-war-leaves-syrian-economy-cities-in-ruins/

Civil War Leaves Syrian Economy, Cities in Ruins

(AP-CBS News) In Syria's cities and towns, entire blocks of apartment buildings have been shattered. Centuries-old markets have been gutted by flames and gunfire in Aleppo and Homs, and many factories, oil pipelines, schools, hospitals, mosques and churches have been systematically destroyed. Although there are some pockets of Syria that have been relatively shielded from the conflict, the destruction in most of the country's major cities is staggering. "In terms of infrastructure, major parts of Syria have effectively been bombed back to Ottoman times," said Ammar Abdul-Hamid, a Washington-based fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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