Bicycles find feet as rulers of road

DOUMA, Syria - In the formerly rebel-held district of Douma east of Damascus, cars have been deserted with no fuel during the war, which pushed people to bicycles as an alternative means of transportation.

That sprawling district in the Eastern Ghouta countryside was retaken by the army after the rebels' evacuation last month, and the streets in the central part of Douma are now bustling with people riding bicycles.

Most of the few vehicles seen on the streets belong to the army or are trucks bringing in food to people in the area, which was the most important bastion of the Islam Army rebels.