Relatives welcome Syrians returning from abroad at Damascus International Airport, where the first international flight landed on December 18 Photo: Getty Images Relatives welcome Syrians returning from abroad at Damascus International Airport, wher

The Talib looked as ragged as his outpost, a trailer banked on a snowy mountain pass. Holes were bored into its sides to ventilate a sputtering wood stove. Upon seeing foreigners, the Talib, with an unkempt beard and layers of ill-fitting sweaters,