In war-torn Syria, production starts on Jackie Chan film about heroic Chinese diplomats

A battle-scarred suburb of Damascus is providing the backdrop for a nationalistic action film produced by Jackie Chan telling the story of the 2015 efforts of Chinese diplomats to evacuate hundreds of citizens and foreign nationals from Yemen as the country descended into civil war. The film, titled Home Operation, is being shot in war-torn neighbourhoods that are now under the control of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.