国际英语资讯:Feature: War in Syria turns city to ghost town
<p><span word="MAARAT">MAARAT</span> <span word="AL">AL</span>-<span word="NUMAN">NUMAN</span>, <span word="Idlib">Idlib</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunpowder">gunpowder</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="armored">armored</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Maarat">Maarat</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Numan">Numan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Idlib">Idlib</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="stronghold">stronghold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Idlib">Idlib</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="war">war</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Maarat">Maarat</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Numan">Numan</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="silently">silently</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span>.</p><p><span word="Scars">Scars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vividly">vividly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shopkeepers">shopkeepers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="Nusra">Nusra</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>, <span word="warmongering">warmongering</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="penetrated">penetrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ceilings">ceilings</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="staircases">staircases</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pancaked">pancaked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kneeled">kneeled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p>
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