On the ground in Damascus: ‘It is us who will die’
As Western powers debate a military intervention in Syria, the capital of Damascus is as busy and noisy as ever. Shops are open for business, public transport is running and the streets are choked by traffic.
FRANCE 24 is one of the only remaining Western media in the city, alongside CNN and The Wall Street Journal.
Our reporters have been asking locals what they feel about an impending military intervention, which analysts say could begin within days.
Army sites and government complexes stud the bustling residential quarters and crisscross streets of Damascus, making military targets in the capital hard to reach without the risk of collateral damage.
[An airstrike] would be impossible because there are a lot of people in Damascus, one woman told our reporters. How could they hit such a densely populated city? If their intentions are humanitarian, why do they want to hit us?
It's us who will die, it's us who will pay the price, she added.
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