are one. amid the massive destruction, the tiny efforts at reconstruction appear almost like a drop in the bucket. inside the bombed and burned ruins, aleppo s industry is starting to spring back to life. we came across this textile shop where they repaired the machines and are manufacturing clothes once again. when the people who fled see that business is coming back, they ll return, and we ll work together to make aleppo as great as it used to be and even better, the shift leader says. aleppo s historic old town is a unesco world heritage site. much of it now reduced to rubble. some of the fiercest battles revolved around the highest point of the city, the ancient citadel. the ancient citadel was one of the main battlegrounds in aleppo. like so many parts of the city, repairing the damage will be a monume monumentous task. we climbed to the highest point of the citadel getting a stunning view of all of aleppo. one of the oldest cities in the world. badly damaged but now with a cha