If this were not true, then let my work be testimonies to the extent of the devastation and human tragedy caused by unnecessary wars and that my friends and comrades in arms died for nothing.
The Independent on Sunday, given exclusive access inside the Unesco World Heritage site, witnessed the sheer extent of the devastation and also learned of the complex and daunting task which lies ahead trying to conserve what has not been irreversibly lost.
Before and after satellite images have revealed the true extent of devastation in Kobani, where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Isis and those defending the town.
McGowan Davis, the chair of the UN commission, said: "The extent of the devastation and human suffering in Gaza was unprecedented and will impact generations to come.
"The extent of the devastation and human suffering in Gaza was unprecedented and will impact generations to come," said Mary McGowan Davis, the chair of the commission.
Given the sheer extent of devastation, with many surviving victims sharing their harrowing stories of struggle and loss before the local and global media, the whole Philippines has been swept by a wave of sorrow.
Instead, we should try to weigh up whether news photographs or videos change our understanding of the world, of how and where and why people were robbed of their lives, the extent of devastation, the nature of what governments are doing in the names of their people.
At least 25 people died following the explosion at the al-Imam al-Sadiq mosque in al-Sawaber, with images posted to Twitter showing the extent of the devastation and what appeared to be a number of bodies lying among the rubble.
Remarkably, two Chinese tourists, Jin Pin Lu and Zhen Zhang, flew in to see the volcano on Tuesday, just as the full extent of devastation on Tanna was being revealed to the outside world.
