Alaa, whose last name has been omitted for security reasons, is a Syrian civil society worker in Damascus. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/alaa/rss en Civil Society Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Alaa https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/04/16/what-red-lines-and-foreign-intervention-look-like-for-syrian-civilians https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/04/16/what-red-lines-and-foreign-intervention-look-like-for-syrian-civilians Alaa, a civil society worker who has been in Damascus since the start of the conflict, weighs in on the impact and the perception of civilians on the ground have of U.S. and Russian foreign intervention in Syria.