Ten brothers in arms were once notorious among rebel groups in Aleppo. Now they’re diminished,scattered and losing hope There was a time when Reda and his nine brothers looked forward to going to war. From the house they had turned into a base in Aleppo’s southern suburbs, they would load up the truck most days and drive to the frontlines just beyond the city limits to take the fight to Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Things were simpler then. The 10 brothers in arms knew their friends and their enemies. Now, or none of them are sure of much anymore – apart from that the cause to which they devoted themselves is dying a tedious death.
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Source: theguardian.com