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The Last American in Damascus
Thomas Webber is an American who moved to the Syrian capital to work as a teacher in 1975, got married and has been there ever since. According to official records, he is now the last American living in Damascus. What has life been like for him since the war began?
PHOTO: Thomas Webber walks in a garden next to the Citadel of Damascus, Syria. Copyright: AP
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