Syria: It’s Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Worse

Russia intensified its bombing of rebel-held sections of Aleppo over the weekend, hitting the city’s largest hospital and forcing it to close down. Syrian government forces, aided by the Russian onslaught, advanced against the rebels. Russia’s pounding of Aleppo is so intense that commentators are drawing comparisons to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, which Putin bombarded into submission in 1999-2000 when it tried to separate from Russia. It’s unclear what, if anything, the US can do to stop the onslaught though, as Russia has warned them not to attack its ally, the Syrian regime. By all indications, it looks like things will continue getting worse for the people of Aleppo. 

GOOD READ: What’s behind all of the fighting in Syria?