After one of the most cruel wars of the century, new flags are flying around Syria. It is a symbol of the rebels who defeated dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, director of Istanbul at the New York Times, explains what journalists learned as they ran through Syria, meeting people in towns and cities, and trying to rise from the wreckage to build a new life.
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