CNN's Arwa Damon visits the only Down syndrome support center for children in Syria's war-torn Idlib province, where volunteers strive to give some of the […]
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War has taken a toll on his body but his spirit endures
In 2011 a peaceful uprising in Syria quickly turned violent, and eventually grew into a civil war. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced. An entire […]
Continue readingChildren bear brunt of war between Turkey and Syria
A happy song blasts from the speakers in the courtyard of a school turned into a camp for displaced people, drowning out the sound of […]
Continue readingFamily creates underground home to escape airstrikes in Syria
As airstrikes continue to ravage life in Syria, a family just outside of Turkey's border are living in an underground cave to stay safe. #Syria […]
Continue readingThese people are begging the world to listen to their plight
Bashar al-Assad's regime, backed by Russia, has intensified its military campaign across Idlib, Syria's last rebel-held territory. Since December 2019, the fighting has forced 850,000 […]
Continue readingUN coordinator: Syria’s humanitarian crisis happening on ‘unimaginable scale’
Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syrian crisis Mark Cutts says the massive humanitarian crisis facing Idlib, Syria, is unlike anything they have seen during the […]
Continue readingLife during wartime in devastated Syrian city – Arwa Damon reports
Despite the promise of a demilitarized zone the situation in Idlib, Syria, continues to get worse. CNN's Arwa Damon reports on life during wartime in […]
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