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Syrian Women’s Groups Voice Their Hopes Openly in Damascus
In January, a three-person high-level UN Women mission traveled to Damascus. PassBlue talked to Sarah Douglas, deputy chief ...
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Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra
Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain ...
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'Modern Underground Railroad' Hunts for Women Taken by ISIS
The last of the ISIS caliphate set up in Syria and Iraq fell in 2019, but hundreds of young women taken as sexual slaves during the Islamic State's reign are believed to remain in captivity. As the ...
Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
How a Network of Amateur Sleuths Helps Rescue Women Kidnapped by ISIS
No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists.
Refugee resettlement in CT at risk as executive orders upend IRIS
IRIS and other refugee resettlement groups in CT are struggling amid the loss of funds and suspension of refugees entering ...