Syria fighting in Aleppo destroys UNESCO site
- 11 years ago
The minaret of Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque appears to have been destroyed in fighting on Wednessday - more than 1,000 years after it was built. Activists have uploaded video showing the collapsed tower and rebels in the area say the army is responsible. State TV blames it on the rebels, saying terrorists from the al-Nusra Front blew up the minaret. The mosque is in the Old City, an area designated a world cultural treasure by UNESCO.