Chilling ‘now and then’ pictures show how Syrian cities have been reduced to rubble
Shocking images portray the toll the conflict has taken on the country's historic sites
A PHOTOGRAPHER has captured the horrific devastation Syria's bloody conflict is having on some of the country's most historic sites.
Beautiful buildings which have stood for centuries have been reduced to dust and rubble by hundreds of military bombardments.
Carlo Ohanian's tragic images show how once world-famous structures have been virtually wiped off the map.
Mosques, churches and UNESCO classified souks have all been destroyed.
In Syria, the frequency and accuracy of air strikes have been increasing since Russia started its aerial campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in September last year.
Five years since the conflict began, more than 250,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, and almost 11 million Syrians - half the country's prewar population - have been displaced from their homes.
Earlier this week, a photograph of a dazed and bloodied Syrian boy rescued from a destroyed building in Aleppo after an air strike has caused outrage around the world.
Images of the boy sitting in an ambulance were released by activists and have since been shared widely on social media.
He was identified as five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, who was treated for head wounds on Wednesday, doctors said.
His parents and three siblings are believed to have survived the attack.
Here are some of Carlo's heart-breaking pictures.