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The world famous landmark, Paris’s iconic ‘Eiffel tower’ went dark on Wednesday after 8 P.M. local time. The gesture was made to show solidarity with the people of Aleppo. The Mayor, Anne Hidalgo’s, office stated that it was a “symbolic measure... to call out the international community again on the urgency to act.". The mayor herself said that she decided to make the "gesture of support for the besieged inhabitants of Aleppo."

 A Turkey and Russia-brokered ceasefire deal to bring peace had gone into effect on Tuesday evening. It was supposed to include the evacuation of up to 5,000 people to the neighboring, rebel-held province of Idlib. The attempt, as described by a UN representative was stated to be the "meltdown of humanity". 

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Tuesday saw the worst 24 hours of fighting yet in the 'bitter' battle for Aleppo and on Wednesday, the ceasefire resumed. Deaths have been reported on both sides, while some 50,000 civilians -low on food and medical supplies -- were believed to remain inside the small pocket of eastern Aleppo, still under the rebel control. 

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Reports of the executions of 82 civilians, including women and children, have alarmed the world.

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Mayor Hidalgo had earlier contacted the Pope asking him to intervene in favor of a peaceful solution in Syria. She even made sure that a banner was hung on the façade of the Paris Town Hall to show Parisians' solidarity and also wrote a letter to the World Congress of Mayors (UCLG) to enlist their support.

In this time of chaos and madness, when will sanity prevail?