The tragedy of Aleppo, explained

The tragedy of Aleppo seems to have gone largely unnoticed by most of the world. It’s not easy to pay close, sustained attention to events that are so devastating and horrific over such a long period of time.

Watching this video, I can almost understand why other major powers didn’t do more to stop this. It is the sort of event that could easily give rise to a global conflict. At the same time, what does this say about humanity and this new world order we are heading into?

Here is the bigger picture of the protracted civil war in Syria:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKb9GVU8bHE