Defeat Of Syria's Assad Stirs A Mother's Bitterness

Jamila Jabr's son died in combat in 2012 (Credit: AFP)

In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.

But mothers are now nervous to display their sons' pictures, and no longer hide their bitterness towards the ousted leader for whom they sacrificed so much.