As Syria rebuilds, hope collides with painful memories in one Damascus neighborhood

By Emily Feng

Published January 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM EST

After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus neighborhood, where the violence and painful memories of the past are still literally being unearthed.

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As Syria rebuilds, hope collides with painful memories in one Damascus neighborhood