Residents of Syria’s Aleppo share tormented goodbyes online
BEIRUT — First came the distress calls from doctors in underground shelters and morgues. Then residents under relentless bombardment in the few remaining blocks under rebel control in Aleppo began posting emotional goodbyes on social media and in widely circulated messages.
They wanted to have the final say in the merciless civil war.
“There is a problem with this planet,” said Monther Etaky, a 28-year old graphic designer. “This planet doesn’t want people to live as free or to live as humans.”
The world’s view of the Syria conflict has been largely driven by YouTube, Twitter and Facebook— making it one of the world’s most documented wars through amateur videos and coverage. This has given the activists a major role in chronicling the war, and in lobbying for the world’s response.