Journalist who recently travelled the country draws on his experiences to consider Syria’s fate. At least 17 people were reportedly killed during shelling at Homs' Bab Amr market on February 21, raising fears that the country is sliding towards civil war [EPA] Journalist Nir Rosen recently spent two months in Syria. As well as meeting members of various communities across the country – supporters
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