Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resume after 13 years

ISTANBUL, Turkey: After a 13-year hiatus, commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resumed Thursday, marked by a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus.

Passengers on flight TK0846 celebrated the milestone, with Syrian families draped in national flags singing pro-opposition songs as they prepared to board. Inside the plane, the atmosphere remained jubilant as travelers sang the uprising anthem, "H