Scorched tanks litter Syrian town
- 12 years ago
A military graveyard of sorts here in the Syrian city of Azaz.
Destroyed tanks and burned out armoured personnel carriers dot the town near the border with Turkey.
The tanks and APCs, surrounded by heaps of stone and cement, are what remain after recent fighting between government forces and the Free Syrian Army.
Now soldiers loyal to Assad have moved out, and rebels have seized the city.
Azaz is home to about 75,000 people -- although most residents fled as the violence escalated.
Turkey has closed its border with Syria to commercial traffic due to worsening security conditions, but will keep crossings open to refugees fleeing the conflict.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
Destroyed tanks and burned out armoured personnel carriers dot the town near the border with Turkey.
The tanks and APCs, surrounded by heaps of stone and cement, are what remain after recent fighting between government forces and the Free Syrian Army.
Now soldiers loyal to Assad have moved out, and rebels have seized the city.
Azaz is home to about 75,000 people -- although most residents fled as the violence escalated.
Turkey has closed its border with Syria to commercial traffic due to worsening security conditions, but will keep crossings open to refugees fleeing the conflict.
Travis Brecher, Reuters