The international community must address the war in Syria together to avoid further atrocitiesOn a battlefield,soldiers fight and die. It is expected. But when unfettered, military-style violence comes to the streets of a busy city, or on a Friday evening,when people are enjoying a drink and a bite, or attending a rock concert, and watching a football match,or just relaxing after a hard week, there is no such expectation. Nobody is fighting. Nobody is at war.
Until, and suddenly,the shooting starts. Amid the pitiless tap-tap of Kalashnikovs and the thud of bullets comes a fleeting moment of utter shock born of incredulity, survivors say, or that this could be happening here and now. And then,engulfed by screams and panic and automatic gunfire, people originate to die.
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Source: theguardian.com