Syria

For years Devi Lockwood avoided learning how to cook. Now, she makes dolmades. The leaves for these stuffed grape leaves came from a vine on a friend's farm in New Zealand.

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In An Armenian Kitchen, Finding A Heritage Lost To Domestic Violence

5:00pm October 12, 2016

by Devi Lockwood

She grew up disconnected from her abusive father and his Armenian heritage. Years later, she reconnected to that heritage through her grandmother's kitchen and cooking lesson.

People walk past a replica of an ancient statue of a human-headed winged bull from Nimrud, Iraq, destroyed by the Islamic State. It's part of an exhibition called "Rising from Destruction" at Rome's Colosseum.

Replicas Of Artifacts Destroyed By ISIS 'Rising From Destruction' In Rome

1:09pm October 10, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

An exhibit at the Colosseum features life-size reconstructions of ancient works that ISIS damaged or destroyed in Iraq and Syria. "It is a universal heritage," says curator Francesco Rutelli.

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Smoke rises after a Russian Army aircraft bombed a residential area in the Darat Izza neighborhood of Aleppo on Oct. 4.

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5 Key Questions About Aleppo

9:18am October 08, 2016

by Larry Kaplow

It used to be the most populous city and the business capital of Syria. Now it's a symbol of urban devastation that's the focus of the country's five-year-old war.

Kerry Says Strikes By Russia, Syria 'Beg For' A War Crimes Investigation

6:02pm October 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is a targeted strategy to terrorize civilians and to kill anybody and everybody who is in the way of their military objectives," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.

A Syrian medical worker inspects the damage at the site of a medical facility after it was reportedly hit by Syrian regime barrel bombs on Oct. 1 in Aleppo's rebel-held neighborhood of al-Sakhour. Fewer than 30 doctors remain in the besieged city.

Eastern Aleppo's Only Ophthalmologist Sees Ravages Of Syria's War

5:24pm October 07, 2016

by Renee Montagne

Dr. Abdulkhalek Dabaa, the only remaining ophthalmologist in the besieged Syrian city, attends to about 85 patients a day — who are seeking care for everything from eye infections to shrapnel wounds.

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Smoke rises after aircraft belonging to the Russian army bombed a residential area in the Darat Izza neighborhood of Aleppo on Tuesday.

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Why The Battle For Aleppo Is So Important

11:54am October 05, 2016

by Alice Fordham

With diplomacy at a standstill, what is the military strategy for the Syrian regime and rebels? Residents fear regime forces will massacre civilians — or the current siege will force surrender.

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Syrian volunteers carry an injured person after pro-government forces struck the rebel-held neighborhood of Heluk in Aleppo Friday.

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Intense New Airstrikes Reported In Aleppo; Fewer Than 30 Doctors Remain In City

10:08am October 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The largest hospital in the rebel-held portion of the northern city, which had already suffered a strike earlier this week, was hit again by at least two barrel bombs Saturday, an aid agency says.

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee living in Ontario, and when the bride next door's zipper broke, he came to the rescue.

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

8:28am October 01, 2016

by Scott Simon

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee who had recently arrived in Ontario. And when the bride next door's zipper broke at the last minute, he came to her rescue.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid were hit by airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria, last week. Twenty people were killed, including 12 aid workers.

Why Is No One Punished For Attacks On Aid Workers?

1:03pm September 29, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

The attack on the trucks delivering humanitarian aid in Aleppo was potentially a war crime. But it's not likely anyone will go to jail for it. Is this the new normal?

Khaleed Khateeb, 21, was the videographer for the Netflix documentary The White Helmets. "This photo was after double tap of aircraft in 27-7-2014," he says, referring to an air strike followed by another attack. "I don't know how I survived."

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Young Syrian With A Dream Risks His Life To Film New Netflix Doc

3:21pm September 26, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Khaled Khateeb wants to show the world the heroic efforts of the White Helmets — a search-and-rescue group in Syria that's the subject of a new Netflix documentary.