Under The Shadow Of Jets, A Syrian Town Presses On

Syrian air force jets bombed the rebel-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 18 people, according to Syrian activists.

Over the summer, the rebels gained control of a number of towns and villages along the Syrian-Turkish border. Now, those places are being bombarded from the air and from the ground by government forces.

Azaz, in northern Syria’s Aleppo province, is one of these places. There, the tombstones in the old section of the town’s cemetery are laid out in neat rows.