Aleppo Citadel
Nearly 150 civilians have been evacuated from Aleppo Old City Hospital according to the International Red Cross.
The Old City of Aleppo is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the 12th to the 16th century. Being subjected to constant invasions and political instability, the inhabitants of the city were forced to build cell-like quarters and districts that were socially and economically independent. Each district was characterized by the religious and ethnic characteristics of its inhabitants.
The Old City of Aleppo – composed of the ancient city within the walls and the old cell-like quarters outside the walls – has an approximate area of 350 hectares (860 acres; 3.5 km2), housing more than 120,000 residents.
Characterized by its large mansions, narrow alleys, covered souqs and ancient caravanserais, the Ancient City of Aleppo became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
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The United States is NOT striking Aleppo only the Assad regime and the Russians are bombing the historic city where there are NO terrorists.
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported December 7, 2016:
DOD: Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
Attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 13 strikes in Syria:
— Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed two oil wellheads and an oil pumpjack.
— Near Raqqah, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two storage sheds, a vehicle and a decoy tank.
— Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an artillery system. An ISIL vehicle bomb was disabled.
— Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed four wellheads and two oil trucks.
— Near Manbij, a strike destroyed an ISIL decoy artillery system.
— Near Palmyra, a strike destroyed a vehicle.
