https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/martin-armstrong/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Martin Armstrong https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/06/28/damascus-imam-becomes-a-master-of-disguise https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/06/28/damascus-imam-becomes-a-master-of-disguise GAZIANTEP, Turkey / Sitting in the salon of a modest house on the outskirts of this southern Turkish city, a group of Syrian refugees congregate around freshly prepared meze. Jokes are exchanged. Mahmud al-Hosseini sits cross-legged, anxiously rubbing his wrists together.