Photos taken by Tracey Shelton in Aleppo, Syria, show the moments before, during and the aftermath of a tank shell hitting a Syrian rebel post.
![syria pic 1](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-eafe35a5bb6dec9d7f0aa10eb42bff03-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- From left to right: Issa Aiash, 30, father of three, his young brother Ahmed, 17, and Sheihk Mamoud, 42, father of a newborn son, laugh and joke as they clean their post.
![syria pic 2](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e6f4874c0a4eaac20bbfd66d7d59a435-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- A call comes through that a tank was spotted nearby. The men immediately grab weapons, and Sheihk Mamoud asks Issa Aiash to take lead.
![syria pic 3](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-49ae5da4f73e496640b9f4a7740fccc4-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- Within seconds the tank blast has already hit. Notice the men still unaware of the blast.
![syria pic 4](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2f7a737759cd7024a77fbc89bd89f40d-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- Debris and smoke fill the street around 30 meters back - covering me and the camera in dust.
![syria pic 5](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-afa75fe72e50a5612908965227b4abf8-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- This man was the only survivor.
![syria pic 6](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-94e275373b07526db77f9ac7a26f6c7f-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- He escaped with injuries.
![syria pic 7](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1ed14f72572e0205f330a6e92446a0ed-c?convert_to_webp=true)
- It took several minutes before the dust cleared enough to check for more survivors, but there was nothing we could do.
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