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Since unrest began in Syria in the spring of 2011, reporting from the country has been difficult. Former contacts are now dead or can't be located, and the country lies in ruins. Now, amid harrowing conditions, the balance of power appears to have shifted, with rebels beginning to gain the upper hand.


Night falls quickly in Syria, as the overloaded pickup trucks carrying stray refugee families emerge through the mist. The headlight beams from our car fall over destroyed houses on our drive through olive groves and abandoned towns. Campfires can occasionally be seen in the distance.

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My Comment: This post is one reporter's journey and diary of Syria .... it is my must read for today.

What's my take of spending the past two years in covering the Syrian civil war for this blog .... the destruction and mass killings really started in the spring of 2012 .... but I can only imagine how much more will be destroyed .... and the large number of deaths that will still occur .... before this conflict is finally over. I suspect that the worst has yet to come.