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Now, Zein works as a teacher at a Free Syrian Army school in Aleppo. But she said she doesn't see the point of having her own children until the war is over.



"I belong to this country, and this is my duty toward my country and to those who are living in it. I believe in the revolution. I believe in my country. And I get the hope from those little children that I teach. I see the future of the free democratic Syria in their eyes," Zein said.



She said she is frustrated, however, that the world has stopped calling on Assad to step down, as more and more countries join the fight against ISIS in Syria.



"I don’t have any hope in the international community. We still have some hope with the moderate rebels that are still fighting on the ground. I still have hope because of those civilians and activists who, despite all the destruction and the extensive bombing, are still fighting to survive on their daily basic life," Zein said.



"I want the world to know that this is not a sectarian war. This is a revolution. We are not terrorists. We, as all the people in the world, we want democratic freedom, freedom of speech, a country where you have multiple political parties. But the regime replied to our human-rights chants with massacring and killing.



"We want people to see the actual horrific scenes that are happening on the ground, not only just focusing about the extremists and ISIS. Because, although we are facing the problems with them and we are victims of them, the main threat for us is mainly the Assad regime and its air force. They must know that only the moderate rebels are the ones who are protecting us. They are preventing the regime from advancing to our lands. They are preventing ISIS from advancing in our lands. And now they, as we are, are the main targets for Russian bombing. Our main problem, and the main cause of our tragedy, is the regime. Before toppling the regime, nothing else will happen."