Republished from In GazaFinally made it to Qasioun mountain, a fantastic view of Damascus.
Looking down on the city, I remembered the intense terrorist shelling with mortars and missiles. In my visits in 2014, 2015, 2016 (and 17, 18, but the earlier years were, generally, more hard-hit), this mortar terrorism was very vivid, I have many accounts and memories of it.To look down on a city at peace, relieved of the terrorism Western nations and their Gulf allies (not to overlook israel and Turkey) unleashed upon Syrian civilians, was a hugely moving moment.Looking forward to the day that every inch of Syria is liberated.Related:The Terrorism We Support in Syria: A First-hand Account of the Use of Mortars against Civilians [ 2014]
mortars and nostalgia for the past [2014]
not only mortars, but gunfire, too, on Damascus [2014]
children injured by "rebel" shelling of Manar school, Damascus [2014]
University Hospital, Damascus: Meeting Victims of Western-backed Mortar and Rocket Terrorism [2015]
UN Feigns Outrage Over Ghouta While Terrorist Rockets Rain Down on Damascus [2018]
A Syrian Leader Tells His Country's Story: An Interview with SAA General Hassan Hassan [2019]
Republished from Eva Bartlett In Gaza: Eva is a Canadian independent journalist and activist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine. She is a recipient of the International Journalism Award for International Reporting. Visit her personal (more...)