In 2009, while on a family trip to Syria, architectural photographer Peter Aaron shot dozens of images of historic sites. Two years later, as part of the Arab Spring uprisings, protesters demanded that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad step down. ..…

I'm on my way to meet Hassan, Palestinian born Syria, and Angelica, Russian. ... Syria and Soviet Union had close relations going back to the 1960s, when Soviets supported Arab nationalists against U.S. ..…