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How sports became means of defiance in Syria’s besieged al-Waer
The Assi River and orchards surrounding the river separate al-Waer district, a northwestern suburb of Homs, from the city.
Despite its proximity to strategic sites such as the military academy, the military hospital and Homs’ refinery, the district was considered a paradise and a summer destination.
But when the Syrian revolution…