Syria

Factories In Syria Ramp Up Production Of Hydroxychloroquine Amid Soaring Demand

2:01pm May 11, 2020

by Ruth Sherlock

"Hydroxychloroquine is included in the [Syrian] national case management guidelines for COVID-19," though there's no evidence that it's effective, a World Health Organization representative tells NPR.

In a courtroom in the western German city of Koblenz, a former high-ranking Syrian intelligence officer, charged with crimes against humanity, will go to trial on Thursday.

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Suspects In Syrian Crimes Against Humanity Trial Will Face Accusers In German Court

4:13pm April 22, 2020

by Deborah Amos

In a first, Syrian witnesses and plaintiffs, some of whom survived torture in a Damascus prison, will see a former high-ranking Syrian official in court on charges of crimes against humanity.

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A soldier holds his hands up trying to tell the children he is out of lollipops. Kurdish refugees are streaming in to Tal Tamr and nearby villages in Syria.

In Tal Tamr, Syrian Kurds Seek Safety And Shelter From Turkish Attacks

5:00am April 15, 2020

Dozens of Kurdish families fled to the northeast Syrian village of Tal Tamr last fall, escaping a Turkish invasion. U.S. forces help provide some security, but the families face an uncertain future.

1st Lt. Shelby Koontz and Rumi meet after her overnight shift ends. They sit for a scratch session next to the dog house that the soldiers built for Rumi on base.

'Raccoon Dog' Wandered Onto Army Base In Syria And Helped Center Soldier

5:34am April 10, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

When Rumi wandered onto a military base in Syria, 1st Lt. Shelby Koontz took her in. She didn't want to abandon Rumi when her deployment ended, so Koontz used social media to find her a forever home.

Capt. Alex Quataert points out the areas the soldiers are visiting on the map.

U.S. Forces In Syria Tackle A More Complex — And Possibly Dangerous — Mission

4:59pm March 26, 2020

American soldiers are helping secure oil fields in northeast Syria — not only from ISIS extremists, but from Syria and Russia as well. It's a relatively new mission for these troops.

The Idlib Health Directorate and Civil Defense Crews along with local charities carry out disinfection works at a tent city in Idlib, Syria, on March 20.

The Challenges Of Preparing For Coronavirus In Syria

11:16am March 20, 2020

by Alice Fordham

"We're scared of coronavirus and we don't know what God has written for us," says an aid worker. "The precautions being taken here are very little and very weak."

"It is a very, very sad thing when my son says to me, 'Mum, I don't want to die,'" says Etab Hadithi.

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'We Don't Know Where To Hide': The Day-To-Day Struggles For Civilians In Idlib

4:02pm March 16, 2020

by Jane Arraf

"It is a very, very sad thing when my son says to me, 'Mum, I don't want to die,'" says Etab Hadithi, a 41-year-old mother of two. "We are all suffering ... from a dangerous life."

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Syrians ride a motorcycle past a burnt vehicle near the northwest Syrian village of Barisha in the Idlib province of Syria, near where U.S. forces raided an ISIS compound.

The U.S. Investigates Possible Civilian Deaths During Baghdadi Raid In Syria

8:05pm March 13, 2020

The military is conducting a credibility assessment of claims of civilian casualties during the U.S. operation against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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A Turkish military convoy drives in the east of Idlib on Feb. 28.

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Russia And Turkey Agree To Syria Cease-Fire, But Idlib's Agony Is Far From Over

3:44pm March 05, 2020

by Alice Fordham

Turkey and Russia agreed to the cease-fire after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Thursday in Moscow.

Satellite images released by Save the Children show an undisclosed area in Idlib province in July 2018 (left), and after apparent aerial bombardment in May 2019.

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'There's Nothing Left': Satellite Images Show Razed Villages In Idlib, Syria

6:04pm March 04, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

New images show the scale of the destruction in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, where the United Nations says nearly a million people have been displaced in the last three months.