QUSAIR, Syria — A city that lies in rubble, where ghosts and soldiers share the deserted streets and where dead bodies lie. Qusair,
the Stalingrad of Syria, the revolution's fallen icon and the regime's
turning point. From north to south, east to west, it is obvious that the
city is under the regime's
full control. Soldiers can be seen everywhere doing all that comes to
mind: cleaning, searching, eating, singing, blazing and looting. Nothing
here indicates that life will go back to normal soon; there is no sign
of civilians except a few dozen who returned to check on their homes and
some civil workers who were sent to the city to inspect its needs 24
hours after its fall.Monday, June 10, 2013
Qusayr: Eyewitness Account
QUSAIR, Syria — A city that lies in rubble, where ghosts and soldiers share the deserted streets and where dead bodies lie. Qusair,
the Stalingrad of Syria, the revolution's fallen icon and the regime's
turning point. From north to south, east to west, it is obvious that the
city is under the regime's
full control. Soldiers can be seen everywhere doing all that comes to
mind: cleaning, searching, eating, singing, blazing and looting. Nothing
here indicates that life will go back to normal soon; there is no sign
of civilians except a few dozen who returned to check on their homes and
some civil workers who were sent to the city to inspect its needs 24
hours after its fall.
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