"Inside the cordon of government checkpoints that ring the Syrian capital, residents are used to the crack of outgoing mortar fire. Scores of shells fly each day from bases atop Mount Qasioun, overlooking the city. For most people, their impact is left to the imagination, as state-run news media contend they are hitting “terrorists,” rebels led by foreign fighters who are bent on destroying the ancient, diverse culture of Damascus.
But a handful of ambulance crews from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are among the few who regularly see for themselves what is on the other side."
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