A deadly raid tests a revolutionary town's faith in Syria's new government

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Five people were killed in the town of Rankous after a government raid on alleged Islamic State sympathisers Driving north from Damascus, I made my way toward the Lebanese border, through barren apple and cherry orchards, up into the Qalamoun mountains. As the town of Rankous came into view, 33-year old Abu Jad, a former member of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) who fought against former ruler Bashar al-Assad, was waiting for me on the main street. He waved at me from the darkened window of his SUV a