The few maintenance workers who showed up for work huddled around Maj Hamza al-Ahmed, eager to learn what will happen next. As Al-Ahmed tried to reassure them, Osama Najm, an engineer, announced: “This is the first time we talk.” This was the first week of Syria’s transformation after Assad’s unexpected fall.
One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
