Opposition supporters carry opposition flags along the Al-Hamidiyeh market inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Deraa residents seek a new Syria amid optimism and poverty

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Deraa residents seek a new Syria amid optimism and poverty

In Deraa, the birthplace of Syria’s uprising, scars of war remain, but hope grows. Locals celebrate political change and the end of the security state, yet poverty and lack of services persist. Residents demand health care, schools, and a better future. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports.