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10-04-2016, 02:00 PM
Syrian government uses 'Game of Thrones' in Aleppo propaganda video
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Tree-lined boulevards, quaint neighbourhoods, historic mosques and lush parks. And in the background an atmospheric cover of... the Game of Thrones opening credits.*
This is Aleppo according to the Syrian Ministry of Tourism, which just released a promotional video in a bid to lure tourists to the country's second city.*
SEE ALSO: This 7-year-old Syrian girl is live-tweeting her life in Aleppo (http://mashable.com/2016/10/03/syrian-girl-live-tweet-aleppo/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
What better way than evoking an extremely popular (and bloody) HBO TV show which revolves around a violent civil war?*
The promo omits the rebel-held besieged eastern part of the city, which in the past week alone was hit by 2,000 Syrian and Russian bombs. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/syria-game-of-thrones-aleppo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Aleppo (http://mashable.com/category/aleppo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Game Of Thrones (http://mashable.com/category/game-of-thrones/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Syrian Regime (http://mashable.com/category/syrian-regime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/gacDjBPg-20
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Tree-lined boulevards, quaint neighbourhoods, historic mosques and lush parks. And in the background an atmospheric cover of... the Game of Thrones opening credits.*
This is Aleppo according to the Syrian Ministry of Tourism, which just released a promotional video in a bid to lure tourists to the country's second city.*
SEE ALSO: This 7-year-old Syrian girl is live-tweeting her life in Aleppo (http://mashable.com/2016/10/03/syrian-girl-live-tweet-aleppo/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
What better way than evoking an extremely popular (and bloody) HBO TV show which revolves around a violent civil war?*
The promo omits the rebel-held besieged eastern part of the city, which in the past week alone was hit by 2,000 Syrian and Russian bombs. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/syria-game-of-thrones-aleppo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Aleppo (http://mashable.com/category/aleppo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Game Of Thrones (http://mashable.com/category/game-of-thrones/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Syrian Regime (http://mashable.com/category/syrian-regime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/gacDjBPg-20