These photos were most likely taken by my Grandfather between April and June 1942 when he was in Syria, based near Aleppo. The captions for the photos are what he wrote on the back of each of them.
Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Aleppo, Syria – April-June 1942
14 Weeks Worth of Socks 
The Citadel of is one of the oldest and largest castles in the world and occupies a hill that has been used since at least 2500 BC. “Citadel of Aleppo”. Wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_of_Aleppo).
Thanks for the extra info! 🙂
I wonder what he would make of it now what with ISIS and all that bastardry.
Hard to tell, times have changed, but I doubt he would consider war or killing an answer.