When explosions rocked Damascus just after 4am local time on Saturday, few people went down to the streets. “I slept through them,” said Khalil Abu Hamza, a resident who lived near the scene of one attack. The Syrian flag has been raised in Umayyad Square as a sign of defiance.”By mid-morning in the Malki neighbourhood, a stronghold of the Assad regime, streets were bustling and the atmosphere calm, residents said. They are laughing at us.”In Umayyad Square in central Damascus, residents waved Syrian flags and drove around honking horns. “How can people say he [Assad] will not benefit by using the chemical weapons?

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2018 13:05 UTC