A combo of pictures shows the minaret (top) of Aleppo's ancient Umayyad mosque, in the UNESCO-listed northern Syrian city, on April 16, 2013, and the rubble (bottom) after it was blown up on April 24. The iconic mosque in Aleppo's labyrinthine Old City has been a key battleground since last July, with rebels seeking the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime laying siege twice but each time managing only to keep control for less than 48 hours. AFP PHOTO/ DIMITAR DILKOFF / JALAL AL-HALABI (Photo credit should read JALAL AL-HALABI,DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
