For Syrians in U.S., joy, worry and a longing to return after Assad’s fall
Syrians in the United States are grappling with the implications of the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and what it means for ...
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Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.
Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered ...
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Aleppo: Rebels 'take control' of airport as thousands of fighters seize most of Syria's second-biggest city
Syria's military said it had carried out a "temporary troop withdrawal" in Aleppo to prepare for a counteroffensive against "terrorists". And it admitted insurgents had entered large parts of the ...
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A family reunites after years of separation during Assad regime in Syria
A Syrian mother and daughter are reunited for the first time in 6 years after the fall of the Assad regime, and freedom of movement returns to the country.
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Syria made billions trafficking the drug Captagon. Will it continue?
As Syria's economy collapsed during the civil war, the country became something of narco-state. The now-ousted regime was estimated to earn billions annually from trafficking a drug known as Captagon.