Syrian-American Returns To Home Country To Help Train, Arm Rebels
Some Syrians living comfortably in the U.S. are understandably wracked with guilt that they can't do more to help their countrymen. Each has his own way of dealing with the situation. But now that the...
View ArticleDisplaced Syrians Find Shelter In Ancient 'Dead Cities'
Parts of the northern Syrian province of Idlib are a U.N. World Heritage site, known for its ancient archaeological wonders. Walking along muddy, rocky ground covered in new grass and wild daffodils,...
View ArticleSyrian-Americans Contribute To Rebels' Cause
Some Syrians in the U.S. are wracked with guilt that they can't do more to help their countrymen. Others are taking action. One Syrian-American gun enthusiast is doing his part to arm and train the...
View ArticleA Chat With A Radical Fighter In Syria
The Islamist rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra has been secretive, keeping to itself and refusing to meet Western journalists. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the Obama...
View ArticleLetters To My Dead Father
Ten years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, NPR is taking a look back, revisiting people and places first encountered during the war. In 2006, NPR aired a story about a 9-year-old girl who loved her father...
View Article1 Decade Since The War, Where Iraq Stands Now
Ten years after the U.S.-led war in Iraq, NPR is looking at where the country stands now. NPR's Kelly McEvers recently visited Baghdad and offered this take on how the Iraqi capital feels today. I...
View ArticleFace-To-Face With Death In Iraq
On the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, NPR is catching up with some of the people we encountered during the war. In 2006, at the height of the violence, we brought you the story of a...
View ArticleRevisiting Iraq: A Sister On The Edge
It's been 10 years since the U.S. invaded Iraq. This week we're taking a look back, revisiting voices you first heard on NPR In 2007. We brought you the story of two sisters who had lost their parents....
View ArticleIn Syria, Some Ruling Minority Alawites Take Risky Stand Against Regime
The Alawites of Syria were a poor, little-known Shiite minority until longtime dictator Hafez Assad, a member of the sect, rose to power in 1970. His son, President Bashar Assad, is now fighting to...
View ArticleA Close-Up Of Syria's Alawites, Loyalists Of A Troubled Regime
The film on Syria's Alawite community isn't finished yet, but filmmaker Nidal Hassan's favorite scenes are beginning to take shape.It opens with fireworks on New Year's Eve in Tartous, Syria. "May God...
View ArticleSyrian Rebels Want Enough Help To Turn The Tide
Audie Cornish talks to Kelly McEvers about her reporting out of Syria and what people there are saying about U.S. intervention.
View ArticleSyrian Conflict Continues Spread Into Neighboring Lebanon
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.The Syrian town of Quseir sits just miles from the border with Lebanon and the fierce fighting there is...
View ArticleHezbollah Sends Fighters To Qusayr From Lebanon
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR's Kelly McEvers has also been reporting on the fight, and the involvement of Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon. She sends this report.KELLY MCEVERS, BYLINE: So, we're...
View ArticleSons, Who Belonged To Hezbollah Died 'Heroically' In Syria
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The U.N. says hundreds of wounded, along with thousands more civilians, are trapped inside the embattled Syrian town of Qusair. The Syrian army, along with fighters...
View ArticleRebels Lose Key Town To Syrian Forces
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel.In Syria, the battle for Qusair is over. The strategically...
View ArticleSectarian Violence Rises Sharply In Iraq
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep. It's easy for us to overlook, given the violence...
View ArticleShiite Fighters Drawn To Fight In Syria By Islamic Prophecy
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block.For the first time in modern history, Shiite fighters are...
View ArticleDozens Dead After Clashes With Radical Cleric In Lebanon
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.Calm has been restored in southern Lebanon for now. Clashes between the army and followers of a radical Sunni...
View ArticleWar Correspondent's Unflinching 'Diary Of A Very Bad Year'
NPR's Kelly McEvers struggled with intense, unexpected emotions during the Arab Spring, when friends were being kidnapped and worse. It made her wonder, why do otherwise intelligent people risk their...
View ArticleRamadan Takes Political Tinge In Egypt
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's the holy month of Ramadan, usually a time of reflection, prayer and solidarity with fellow Muslims. But this Ramadan, Egypt is divided. The ouster of former...
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