The death of an Islamic State leader in Syria last week was hailed as a “blow” to the group, but Syrian families say the terrorists and the coalition fighting them still pose a threat
Despite the fact that the crisis in Syria is subsiding, Syrians are still fleeing to Europe to escape a failing economy. The majority have been detained and deported, and are now stranded in Lebanon
In the Middle East, displaced families and their host communities were already dealing with the economic crisis and the devastating effects of COVID. According to the UN refugee agency, winter storms have only worsened the situation and aggravated suffering (UNHCR)
Aid workers estimate that two to four children are abandoned every month in Idlib, the last Syrian province held by armed rebels fighting the Assad government. Poverty and terror, they claim, are pushing desperate parents to abandon their children in the hopes of finding a better future with strangers
In 2021, Syria’s civil war would have lasted ten years, with intermittent fighting and no end in sight. Analysts fear that the current impasses would result in violence, while locals believe that without development and security, the country will not be able to stabilise
The Turkish currency dropped 10% last week, to historic lows, risking an economic crisis. The Turkish currency has lost 45 percent of its value this year, raising fears that the country’s economic woes will aggravate tensions over millions of refugees
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, approximately 80 people have been killed this year in a detention camp in northeastern Syria where Islamic State members’ wives and children are being held. IS wives, according to camp officials, control the al-Hol camp with violence, attempting to keep the group functioning years after its defeat
Children of Islamic State group fighters confined in detention camps and prisons are being helped by a centre run by US-backed forces in northeast Syria
VOA Was Permitted Inside The Perimeter Of A US Military Facility In Northeastern Syria To See How American And Local Kurdish Forces Are Attempting To Prevent The Islamic State Terrorist Group From Resurrecting. From Rumeilan, Syria, Sirwan Kajjo Brought You This Special Report
Many Syrian Families That Return Home Two Years After The Islamic State Was Defeated Face Severe Economic And Social Difficulties