Syrians react to US air strikes with optimism and despondence

Syrians living inside Syria have reacted to news of American airstrikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces with optimism and despair. 

Speaking to Middle East Eye, Mohammad Shbeeb, originally from Aleppo, and now living as a displaced person in Idlib said:

“If the strikes don’t take down the regime and don’t prevent Assad from ruling in Syria, it means nothing.”

Years of inaction by the international community, despite increasing Syrian government brutality, has left Syrians jaded, Shbeeb said.

Read more here of what other Syrians think about US air strikes in Syria...