The two roadside bombs that detonated under a bridge in a busy hub of the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday killed at least 14 people. It’s a sign that despite the Assad government’s recent efforts to normalize relations abroad, Syria’s civil war is not over. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Amr Al-Azm, a professor of Middle East history in Doha, Qatar.
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