The Syrian town of Maaret al-Numan lies on a key highway connecting the capital, Damascus, to Aleppo. In 2011, Maaret al-Numan was one of the first towns in Idlib province – the opposition’s last standing stronghold – to rise up against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. The choice I remember one of the worst days, August 28, 2019, when the main …
