The fall of Aleppo: Brutal battle, lasting damage (part 1)

Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN The 1990s had the siege of Sarajevo. Today we have the fall of Aleppo. The end seems near for rebels, with civilians now fleeing by the thousands. With virtually no independent journalists around, we're left with competing claims of ethnic cleansing by Assad's victorious forces and residents of East Aleppo held hostage by radical fighters. There are reasons to fear both may be correct. Click here for PART TWO.  Produced by Yi SONG, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET. Visit our website : http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel : http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook :   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter :   / france24_en