Madness of war

"Coverage of the war in Syria is rightly focused on the human cost, but there are cultural casualties too" says journalist Kevin Rushby.

Among them is the disruption of the ancient city of Aleppo. Following, the remaining of the Waqfiyya Library of the Great Omayyad Mosque: all the collections of old books and manuscripts were burnt down when the library was set on fire.



link: http://alisariram.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/bearing-witness-the-destruction-of-the-great-city-of-aleppo-part-two/