Residents of Douma, a rebel-held city of 350,000 in the Ghouta suburbs east of Damascus, have elected a new civilian council. Against great odds—August 2013 chemical weapons attacks, and an ongoing regime siege—a civic culture has somehow survived in Douma. The opposition’s external allies, including the United States, Gulf Arab states, and the US-supported Syrian … Continue reading Opportunity Arises to Test a New US Strategy in Syria