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October 19, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/denial-is-slipping-away-as-war-arrives-in-damascus-658160/

War Arrives in Damascus

(New York Times) Janine Di Giovanni - War has come to Damascus. Few people venture out after dark and kidnappings are rampant. Gasoline is increasingly scarce. Shelling and machine-gun fire are so commonplace, children no longer react. As recently as summer, Damascus existed in a bubble of denial. Now, suicide bombings are more frequent, and the rebels of the Free Syrian Army say they are slowly establishing control of the suburbs that ring the city.

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