People in Aleppo Sent Tragic Farewell Messages on Social Media While the City Was Under Siege By Jared T. Miller Civilians, activists and journalists tweeted what they thought might be their last words as the Syrian Army moved to retake the eastern part of Aleppo. Rebels announced a ceasefire to evacuate fighters and civilians on December 13. Read More Tags: original video syria social media bashar al-assad syrian civil war More Dec. 13, 2016 Watch Now Would You Volunteer to be Infected With COVID-19? How Epidemics Made NYC Better The Story of a Coronavirus Infection Tragic Farewell Messages From Aleppo While Under Siege