Syria Deeply: Death Continues To Rain From Above In Aleppo

Welcome to the weekly Syria Deeply update. We’ve rounded up the most important stories and developments from Syria.

Death Continues to Rain From Above in Aleppo

After two and a half months of relative quiet in the liberated, opposition-controlled areas in the city of Aleppo, the government’s air force started a new shelling campaign on Aleppo’s busy neighborhoods last week. According to the media office of the civil defense teams in Aleppo, the bombing caused the death and injury of nearly 200 civilians and widespread destruction of people’s homes and businesses.

The photo above shows Al-Myassar neighborhood, east of Aleppo, on September 20. (Photo by Tamer Osman for Syria Deeply)

From Syria to Europe: “I Decided to Swim”

Syria Deeply spoke to two men who took the decision to swim from Turkey to Greece. In recent months, large numbers of Syrian refugees have entered Italy and Greece via the Mediterranean. At the mercy of people smugglers and enduring perilous conditions along the way – including taking to the sea on unsafe dinghies – many die, however, before reaching Europe’s shores.

From Syria to Lebanon, Palestinians Stuck Between “Catastrophes”

Syria Deeply had the rare opportunity to speak to Palestinian refugees from Syria about becoming “double refugees” as they flee the violence there and seek security in Lebanon. At least 45,000 Palestinians have arrived in Lebanon from Syria since the civil war began, according to the U.N.

Photo: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, including those who came from Syria, are barred from dozens of professions. (Associated Press/Bilal Hussein)

The Diary of Marah, a Teen Girl in Syria, Continues

Teen girl Marah writes: “At Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice holiday, everyone is supposed to be busy getting ready, buying food, sweets and new clothes to celebrate. But people are overwhelmed by other things. This year, the holiday came right when schools were opening their doors for the new academic year – right when students need school supplies. Because of the war, most Syrians are unemployed and they cannot afford both occasions at the same time.”

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