Damascus residents map mortars on Facebook page

[Article] SYRIA, Damascus: A group of Damascus students have created a Facebook page called the “Daily Dairy of Mortars” to keep track of the daily barrage of mortars from rebel-held areas. It’s a survival tactic of the digital age in a war that has lasted over three years and left more than ninety thousand dead.


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In Damascus, residents call the downpour of mortar bombs “rain”.Fired from rebel-held suburbs, dozens drop from the sky every day onto the streets of the capital.Iyad, Damascus resident:“Before going out, you have to find out where the mortars have fallen. There might be too many in...
This article was published Friday, 3 October, 2014 by AFP
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Damascus residents map mortars on Facebook page


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