War Has Left Syria in the Dark, Images Show

More than 80 percent of lights across Syria have gone out since the conflict in that country began four years ago, according to an analysis of satellite images released by a coalition of humanitarian groups around the world. The news highlights the impact of the war in Syria, where a dire humanitarian situation has seen the death toll exceed more than 200,000. Nighttime satellite images show that since March 2011, Aleppo province, home of one of the largest cities in Syria now...

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