Teenage Soldiers and Homemade Grenades: Ghosts of Aleppo (Part 2)
The Syrian city of Aleppo, under constant bombardment by air and threatened by both Syrian regime forces and Islamic State militants on the ground, is now one of the most dangerous places in the world. In addition to fighting the enemies at the gates, Aleppo’s rebels have to contend with adversaries within the city, including armed gangs of criminals and pro-Islamic State infiltrators.
While the US government is now ramping up military aid to the ostensibly secular Free Syrian Army, Aleppo's Islamic Front rebels are holding their ground with homemade munitions. Considered too Islamist for support from the West, and too moderate for jihadist fundraisers, the Islamic Front is preparing for the final battle. VICE News followed Islamic Front fighters defending the rebel-held half of the city against overwhelming odds from both the might of the Syrian regime and the resurgent Islamic State.
Watch Part 1: bit.ly/Ghosts-of-Aleppo
Watch Part 3: bit.ly/Aleppo-Part-3
Watch Part 4: bit.ly/Aleppo-Part-4
Watch Part 5: bit.ly/Aleppo-Part-5
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A City Left in Ruins: The Battle for Aleppo: bit.ly/1sbzz5w
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Yemen: A Failed State: bit.ly/1shUBVX
Syria: Wolves of the Valley: bit.ly/1x19Mnw
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"Don't bother to aim... God willing, it will hit them." Wow great military prowess there
@saprophycs950
9 жыл бұрын
Think about it this way, the enemy is already aiming at your position, if you stick your head up for a second too long you're dead.
@usernamefai1
9 жыл бұрын
Fuck aiming, God will do it for them.
@Flako92
9 жыл бұрын
Its like the movie wanted where the bullet curverd around stuff.
@ruicosta5889
9 жыл бұрын
SaproPhycs Derpy This is not CS:GO BRO :D
@fatlizzard19
8 жыл бұрын
+SaproPhycs Derpy but id rather not shoot at a general direction and hope divine intervention will wanted style bend my bullets to hit my enemy
This is why I love vice nobody tells a better story and gets to the front lines like you guys.
@Eemony1
9 жыл бұрын
Yes true
@Eemony1
9 жыл бұрын
Yes true
@shortniggabutmydicktall210
9 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks that Vice is biased.
@sofaking1102
9 жыл бұрын
SHort nigga but my dick Tall How are they biased?
@AKartashev
9 жыл бұрын
Nate T not covering SAA side of the story maybe. Hopefully they will. From the looks of it they have just interviewed the side that opposes them, and they are biased calling Assad evil etc., that's why it looks like VICE is biased. I bet Assad forces will have their explanation too and call the rebels terrorists and shit, and have perfect grounds for that, as Roussos said, they are killing civillians on the other side too, they just don't have enough ammunition to grade up to Assad. The only difference really. Both are fucking idiots, both have reasons to fight and view the other side as enemy. No 'evils' here.
"Try to whisper, The Regime soldiers are very close, and We don't want to wake them if they are sleeping." So considerate.
@peopleplaygroundinventions6317
2 жыл бұрын
as they proceed to fire that recoiless rifle or rocket whatever it was at them lol
@mehmeh1999
Жыл бұрын
@@peopleplaygroundinventions6317 That's just a syrian alarm clock.
"Why did you bring the reporters if they're not prepared to be martyred?" That must have been very unsettling to hear
My respect goes to Aris (reporter) and the cameraman. They truly have guts.
@ElMango64
9 жыл бұрын
***** Who wouldn't?
@odin7682
4 жыл бұрын
Looks like vice only gave him level 2 body armor (rated to stop pistol rounds) to go into a war zone. Dude def has balls
@oryx070
Жыл бұрын
@@odin7682 Ah yes because level 4 body armor would happen to stop barrel bombs
@odin7682
Жыл бұрын
@@oryx070 obviously not, I was referring to the sniper fire and AK rounds flying all over Aleppo.
This is the vice everyone misses
I have amazing amounts of respect for the reporters risking their lives in situations like these!
VICE you guys are amazing and I hold the utmost respect for you all as journalists. Going into Syria and being with the rebels and being in danger like this is nothing short of ballsy. I'm glad investigative journalism is still alive even if it's not in the mainstream. Keep up the awesome work and know that your work is very much appreciated
@ericbest9562
Жыл бұрын
You got to watch them though, they go deep off the left side sometimes to the point of pushing narratives.
5:00 Aleppo newest real life COD map
@nobleknight7472
9 жыл бұрын
hell there's even teenagers camping and spamming grenades, maybe COD is more realistic than I give it credit for...
@xUnleadedx
9 жыл бұрын
Noble Sublett lol seriously. They even camp in corners with RPG's. Time for some booster justice, where's LP?
@bigge1495
9 жыл бұрын
Spamming grenades is BF4.
@tsetsoooo
9 жыл бұрын
roflmao
I have so much respect to the vice reporters putting their lives on the Line to give us a picture of this war zone Thank you and stay safe
@3:37- I like how the Arab Guerilla with the smirk on his face pointed to the dorky-looking dude named Abu Hassan and said "That's our Secretary of Defense" (something in the back of my mind is telling me that......that is NOT their Secretary of Defense! and that he was just telling a sick joke!)
VICE News followed Islamic Front fighters defending the rebel-held half of the city against overwhelming odds from both the might of the Syrian regime and the resurgent Islamic State. Watch Part 1: bit.ly/Ghosts-of-Aleppo Watch Part 3: bit.ly/Aleppo-Part-3 Watch Part 4: bit.ly/Aleppo-Part-4 Watch Part 5: bit.ly/Aleppo-Part-5
@erockstoenescu6171
9 жыл бұрын
I love this series keep them coming
@nirgerby2986
9 жыл бұрын
eric Stoenescu what a horrible thing to say
@erockstoenescu6171
9 жыл бұрын
Why? I'm to scared to travel to Detroit by myself so I watch it on here.
@A8vscRrabbit
9 жыл бұрын
eric Stoenescu Haha nice
@hankf666
9 жыл бұрын
Vice at its best! Never change!
This is real reporting; I am sincerely worried for their safety but am deeply grateful for them bring this to us.
11:05 their playing angry birds
What a great series Ases so far. Thank you, and keep up the great work.
You guys at VICE VICE News are amazing. You're taking huge risks, to educate the world. Your documentaries are Rich of info, and are more interresting than any other I've seen on national television. I Hope that you Guys one Day will be rewarded for all the Hard work you are doing.
@chillsthecreator
Жыл бұрын
aged like milk
So sad to see such an old, beautiful city in ruins because of one man's greed for power.
@Marauder1981
3 жыл бұрын
Thank god Barack Obama is gone
@chamonix4658
Жыл бұрын
@@Marauder1981 syria is saved, o wait
@userjarabecko
8 ай бұрын
@@chamonix4658 wait what?
9:56 so thats where Shia Labeouf went.
2:53 aww, how nice of them.
Mr. DPs your work is amazing, keep it up please.
the journalists should better watch them selfs, fsa rats could sell them to ISIS...
@omegazthebadass
9 жыл бұрын
assad wouldnt dummy
@tsetsoooo
9 жыл бұрын
They were allready in contact with ISIS long ago. Whatever arragements they did with them so they wouldnt kidnap them in the first place are obviosly still keeping them safe.
Amazing documentary, would watch it 24/7. Would be really great if they cover regime side as well.
Aris roussinos will go down in history as one of the worlds greatest war front reporters... Nice Ballz Bro
Keep up the great work!
Thank you for helping the struggling rebels ❤
Aris really put himself in some shit to bring us this story. God keep him safe.
A sad sad story indeed. Incredible journalism.
They should stop shouting after every shot in every fucking battle. They are giving away their position.
@keuschkacey
9 жыл бұрын
God! Thanks for pointing that out. I thought I was the only one thinking about how strategically retarded it is to do that.
@robthehitmanrude
9 жыл бұрын
Asaad is fighting a bunch of clowns playing war. His army must be in a terrible state if it can't steam roll this lot.
@TheGreekSpawn
9 жыл бұрын
Bill York Im talking about general gunfire and all the religious warcries. Well, the only religious warcry. In every battle. In every war. From Lebanon to Afghanistan and from Iraq to Syria
@kemurinine4272
9 жыл бұрын
Wow your smart you must know a shit ton about war from cod
@TheGreekSpawn
9 жыл бұрын
***** Is the US Army using religious warcries every second? Nope. Is the US Army using religious fanatism throughout their troops? Nope. allahu snackbar!
Crazy sad. Good reporting, Vice.
Just for clarification: the people killed by rebel forces in government held areas are way, way less than the people killed by Assad forces in rebel held areas. The number of people killed by rebel bombing in government held areas in the last two years are less then 40 people, wile the number of people killed by Assad forces in Aleppo is in the thousands.
@yasserkch4839
9 жыл бұрын
master millz actually he is right , rebels do strike military positions , but the regime bombard civilians areas , and then accuse the rebels to use civilians as human shields
@xXpoisonassassinXx
9 жыл бұрын
master millz pbs.twimg.com/media/BxV0Z4fCIAICO5p.jpg:large
@cumar9875
Жыл бұрын
True
@MARKEDONE47_
2 ай бұрын
@@yasserkch4839sounds alot like 🇮🇱
mad to think this is now history, I remember it as if it was yesterday
Terrifically shot VICE, very well done! Keep it up!
vice news as always best documentaries on earth period
50 thousand people used to live there, now its a ghost town
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"
Mad respect for Aris he got balls that man.
8:40 dat mono brow.
Vice is awesome... Best Channel on utube
good reporting some of the best on youtube
I still have faith in humanity even after watching these videos.
Nice one vice left us on a cliff hanger
There lays some satisfaction in watching that and knowing that you were on the rights side of the war and all the guys in the video plus Vice news were on the losing side.
Vice I's killing me with this 1 episode a day thing
Speechless.
Damn! The next video is gonna be good.
There is something poetic about Aleppo,something nostalgic...I don't know why.
Man. A lot of the battle scenes are literally these guys throwing grenades and shooting from walls of their house where they play, eat and watch TV. War is bizarre.
you guys risk your life for this . thank you for this video vice
“Make sure to be quiet & not give away our position” FEW MOMENTS LATER: ALLLLAHHHHHHHH AKBAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
VICE NEWS & VICE REPORTER'S are amazing & have balls :)
3 words: Balls of steel.
I wish I had this sort of ingenuity, to be able to cobble together functional weapons from hardware store parts and scrap.
08:35 unibrow level 87
10:08 the pride and glory in that fathers eyes xD
"-Why did you bring the reporters if they were not prepared to be martyred?" Fuck, the balls on Vice reporters..
So messed up seeing the regime come into priceless ancient citys and destroying them. I do agree with the rebels fighting though, they are good with those improvised weapons.
amazing coverage, salutations to the reporters risking their lives to make this footage! while some say its one sided i find it extremely colourful, the views expressed here by average people (of this faction) is not something you will ever hear on the regular news! besides you cant seriously expect a reporter to move across hostile lines in a warzone!? how would that even be possible? its not a videogame!
Im not religious by any means... but may these mens faith bring them victory.. the hardest toughest on earth...may your god bless you love from ireland
best journalists out is he still doing story's ?
soo tired of theses wars ,. those children deserve better ,,,
I do love Vice...
The part at the end 12 minutes and 30 seconds in I totally understood their logic
I truly despise the people who watch these video for entertainment and not to seek the real truth. I do commend vice news and their team for the quality they put out. At least people have a small idea of whats really going on
God, I ask in prayer that you help these people find a peaceful end to war, an end to war and a way to bring about that " peace " so that there can be a "new"..help these men and there children both boys and girls study architecture and construction..In the name (or descriptive reference of) GOD I pray, AMEN.
Its not TNT in the Hell Cannon, its Ammonium nitrate mixed with aluminium powder.
I hope those kids are alright....
the father makes a good point. You arent safe anywhere in that area. Does it matter if his kids are there with him? No, i dont think so either.
the rebel fighter made a good point at the end of the video...
part 3 now'!!!!
R.I.P.
so these people are the future of Syria? Good luck
The forbidden firework
5:42 Supernatural box 11:40 "Give me a kalashnikov" not some semi auto shotgun probably from the states :P
Oil and blood. The two are never far from each other.
Wow the guy is so right about his kid either dying with him or at home… I understand
I love my country and our army aso
Sometimes I can’t believe that I lived here once, all the destruction made the city unrecognisable I still remember some of the neighbourhoods shown in the video, 10 years ago before I left and never came back since,, The people of Aleppo were super nice, generous and hardworking. Nothing last forever I guess
I like how they ask if the reporters came to be a martyr lol. God bless Assad
Watching this made me grow a uni brow.
Mad respect for aris roussinos and his camera man!
vce keeps it real
This reporters beard is marvelous
Much more should have been done to stop the destruction of this great old city Aleppo, the syrian people deserve much help as in humanitarian efforts sad very sad.
I will pray for The Sweet sound of Carpenters to return to your land good luck God bless you all
"Why did you bring the reporters, if they are not prepared to be martyred?" "They're not going to be martyred."
So sad seeing that little kid being totally disillusioned by his own religion
Do both sides yell admiral Akbar like crazy or just the "rebels". I tend to like watching the Syrian armies tank video and I never here them yell constantly?
Damn , this is sad af.
almost 1 thousand dollars for a day of throwing light nets around and chit-chatting is actually pretty awesome
Free Syria
Vice reporters are crazy. They should be payed with pure gold for this kinda reporting
This City was built with love and peace, destroyed by greed of humanity
I hope they pack those with the most sharpest and craziest shracknal they can find and pack besides the case.
Doing holes in structural walls isn’t brightest idea because in case there is explosion nearby whole building can easily collapse.
@randombosniak8986
Жыл бұрын
Yeah right, since walking in the sight of enemy sniper is much safer...
RIP Vice now
Why is Vice not covering the government?
@usernamefai1
9 жыл бұрын
Syrian government typically doesn't allow imbeded Western journalists
@yasserkch4839
9 жыл бұрын
because they will be captured ,and surely killed . rebels are funded by the USA , the Assad regime is funded by russia and iran , enemy's of the USA
@yasserkch4839
9 жыл бұрын
usernamefai1 exactly !
@naeem882
9 жыл бұрын
Because the government would fuck them up
@destructor290
Жыл бұрын
It's supposed to be a news source representing counter culture...
Dat SPG 9 tho 3:00
ALLAHU AKBAR
Is always funny to see these guys are all high and drunk lol 👍
Thats really dangerous