This summer the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepped up its attacks on rebel forces and Syrian civilians, this time besieging the ancient city of Aleppo. In Syria’s largest city, territory had been divided between government control in the west and opposition control in the east. Last month the government surrounded the eastern part of the city, indiscriminately bombing the residents and systematically blocking delivery of food and medical supplies.

The main roadway in or out, Castello Road, became a harrowing passage dotted with burned out cars and permeated by the smell of death. Anyone attempting to enter or leave faced attack.

Largely cut off from outside assistance, the 300,000 desperate residents in Aleppo, including 120,000 children, lived mostly without food, water, medical supplies or electricity. They faced daily, deadly attacks and even starvation.

This video tells the story of life under siege and chronicles the efforts of some of those trying to assist.

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