This Cartoonist Came Up With A Heartbreaking And Perfect Response To The Conflict In Syria

Painted in 1937, the mural was created in response to the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, which took place from 1936 to 1939.

The bombing was carried out by Nazi German and fascist Italian warplanes at the request of the Spanish Nationalists.

Syrian government and rebel forces have been battling for control of Aleppo, the country's former commercial hub, since June.

"When I think of civil war, I always think of 'Guernica', the most famous painting in the world about the topic of civil war," Gargalo said.

A woman and her son appear underneath Putin, while Russian warplanes are seen in the upper left.

The arm holding a gun is meant to symbolize the Syrian resistance in the city of Aleppo, Gargalo said.

The skull lying on the ground, meanwhile, represents the death of innocent civilians in the war.

Under Assad is the representation of a refugee, a woman holding a baby and a suitcase displaying the European Union flag.

Gargalo said the dark figure in the back with the explosive belt is meant to symbolise ISIS, while the barrel of oil represents "the interests of a war that exists without explanation and to which there is no end in sight."