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Tell us your experiences of cities at war | Tell us your experiences of cities at war |
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Be it gang violence, terror attacks or military strikes, conflict has come to cities. We want to hear about your experiences of urban warfare to aid our coverage of Cities at War | Be it gang violence, terror attacks or military strikes, conflict has come to cities. We want to hear about your experiences of urban warfare to aid our coverage of Cities at War |
The bureaucracy of evil: how Islamic State ran a city | The bureaucracy of evil: how Islamic State ran a city |
Cities and terror: an indivisible and brutal relationship | Cities and terror: an indivisible and brutal relationship |
In pictures: a century of cities at war | In pictures: a century of cities at war |
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Mon 29 Jan 2018 07.30 GMT | Mon 29 Jan 2018 07.30 GMT |
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As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, so too does warfare. | As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, so too does warfare. |
Conflict has come to the doors of millions living in densely populated areas around the globe in the form of gang violence, terror attacks, and military strikes. Civilians are killed, historic centres are lost, and infrastructure is destroyed. | Conflict has come to the doors of millions living in densely populated areas around the globe in the form of gang violence, terror attacks, and military strikes. Civilians are killed, historic centres are lost, and infrastructure is destroyed. |
This year Guardian Cities will explore the reality of war in cities today – not merely how it is fought, but how citizens struggle to adapt and eventually to rebuild. | This year Guardian Cities will explore the reality of war in cities today – not merely how it is fought, but how citizens struggle to adapt and eventually to rebuild. |
We want to hear from those who have experienced conflict in cities, whether it be historic or ongoing. | We want to hear from those who have experienced conflict in cities, whether it be historic or ongoing. |
For contemporary conflicts – how has your daily life changed? What damage has been done to your urban environment? | For contemporary conflicts – how has your daily life changed? What damage has been done to your urban environment? |
For past conflicts – how has your city rebuilt, and your community moved on? What scars remain? | For past conflicts – how has your city rebuilt, and your community moved on? What scars remain? |
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