In a bizarre move, the Syrian Tourism Ministry has released a promotional video of Aleppo featuring drone footage of the western, government-held side of the city to Game of Thrones music. While most of the world associates Aleppo with bombed buildings and dead children, the video shows a green and clean space.
The Ministry could have pulled it off if not for the use of the Game of Thrones, a show known for gore, soundtrack. Click here to read the Slate story.