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www.theguardian.com/world/2013/j...
Overnight, a lot happened. Homs was captured by rebel forces, but most important: the capital Damascus has been captured and Bashar Al-Assad has fled. Everywhere, Syrians took out on the streets.
German novel: they died of despair.
French novel: they died of heartbreak.
Russian novel: they died of an axe to the head.