Concern over rise in dark tourism in Syria as war enters ninth year
Attempts to reopen country to visitors have been met with criticism from some locals
Syria’s almost nine-year conflict is far from over but that is not stopping a new wave of western tourists from visiting.
As President Bashar al-Assad tightens his grip on the remains of the opposition in the north-west, a handful of tour companies and travel bloggers catering to English-language customers have started running bespoke trips to the country to “mingle with locals while also passing destroyed villages”, visit archeological sites
