When taxi and bus drivers take journalists into Syria via the Beirut-Damascus Highway these days, there’s a common greeting that has become a kind of local tradition as the drivers pull into their Damascus area destinations. They confidently tell their passengers: “welcome to the real Syria.” Local Syrians living in government areas are all too aware of how … Continue reading Photos of Aleppo Rising: Swimsuits, Concerts and Rebuilding in First Jihadi-Free Summer