Syrian crisis
Syrian children traumatized by war are listening to a special lullaby to fall asleep
Middle East
April 1, 2023
Syrian children traumatized by war are listening to a special lullaby to fall asleep
Dubai, UAE CNN — Syrian radio stations are broadcasting a new kind of lullaby every evening to help traumatized children…
For Syrians devastated by civil war, the earthquake aftermath is ‘a crisis in a crisis’
Middle East
February 7, 2023
For Syrians devastated by civil war, the earthquake aftermath is ‘a crisis in a crisis’
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — For many of the Syrian victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria…
Syrians in Turkey fear the worst as Erdogan changes tune on Assad
Middle East
August 31, 2022
Syrians in Turkey fear the worst as Erdogan changes tune on Assad
Istanbul (CNN) – The fate of millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey hangs in the balance amid fears that they…
US ‘deeply concerned’ about violence on Syria’s northern border
Middle East
August 23, 2022
US ‘deeply concerned’ about violence on Syria’s northern border
Washington is “deeply concerned” about a recent flare-up of violence along Syria’s northern border. In a press release published on…
Government shelling of north Syria kills 5, mostly children
Middle East
August 21, 2021
Government shelling of north Syria kills 5, mostly children
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a village in the country’s rebel-held northwest on Thursday, killing five people, most…
Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp
Middle East
May 22, 2021
Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp
SHADDADI, Syria (AP) — The Iraqi government for the first time is expected to bring home about 100 Iraqi families…
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest 9
World
March 29, 2021
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest 9
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Kurdish-led forces, with assistance from the US-led coalition, launched a military operation Sunday at a…
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
BEIRUT (AP) — At age 19, Fatima al-Omar is at her wits’ end. In the last year alone, she lost…
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
Middle East
March 14, 2021
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria’s rural Hama province. Ten years after the…
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
Middle East
March 13, 2021
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost…