Standing on the road, as far as the eye can see, only broken buildings are visible. This is Al Yarmouk city, situated about 7 km away from Syria’s capital Damascus. It was prosperous till 14 years ago, now it looks like a ghost town.
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The people here are the living story of the war between the Assad government and the rebels. Most of them are refugees from Palestine, who were rendered homeless during the Arab-Israeli War in 1948. The children found here tell that when they were born, bombs were still raining. Assad army destroyed our houses with tanks. Watch Al Yarmouk’s story in the video above.
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1. Open border, no checking, HTS fighter said- Welcome to New Syria
Massana Check Point is the international border between Lebanon and Syria. Syria’s capital Damascus is about 50 km away from here. On one side of the border there are Lebanese General Security personnel, but on the other side the check post is empty. Instead of the army or security forces, there are fighters of the rebel organization HTS. They say, Assad has fled. Now welcome to the new Syria. Read the full news…
2. Watch the morning of Damascus in the video, what people are saying about dictator Assad leaving the country
On the first day of Syria coverage, Bhaskar reporter Vaibhav Palnitkar set out to see the morning view of the capital Damascus. The day was Friday. This day is a holiday, hence there was less activity on the streets. Vaibhav asked people what they think if the Assad government falls. During this time, he met a fighter of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), the organization that defeated the Assad government. watch the video
