Syria civil war: Civilians in Damascus pay the price for those in the provinces in conflict's balance of horror (Robert Fisk- The Independent)

It’s a balance of horror. Bombard Douma in the suburbs of Damascus to protect the civilians of Kifraya and Foaa in Idlib province. Teach the rebels that the Syrian government is as ruthless as ever, that it will not tolerate a threat to the capital’s water supply or rebel mortar explosions in the centre of the city. And Douma pays the price.

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