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The Facts* • It is estimated that over 140,000 civilians have been killed in the Syrian crisis. • There are now over 2.5 million Syrian refugees. • 50.9% of these refugees are children under 18. • Over 6.5 million people have been displaced internally in Syria • The total number…

World Compassion StaffMarch 13, 2014

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Potential US Military Intervention in Syria?

The pieces seem to be aligning at least for the threat of US military intervention, which could apply additional pressure to Russia and China to alter their position on the UN Security Council. Most of the major developments of Geneva II didn't actually happen at the negotiation table, but in…

World Compassion StaffFebruary 15, 2014

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Will Geneva II Make a Difference for Syrians?

2 million have fled the country; and over 130,000 are dead. The ongoing power struggle in Syria has left the country, and its people, tattered. After three years of bloody civil war, UN-backed talks for peace are set to begin Wed. Jan 22 in Montreux, Switzerland. (more…)

World Compassion StaffJanuary 22, 2014

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I Am 19

I am 19 years old and felt like my life was just beginning. We had a wonderful three-story home in Aleppo before the war. When the rebels began hiding (more…)

Syrian RefugeeJanuary 9, 2014

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I Am a Mother

My six year old daughter is now safe in the refugee camp here in Iraq. However, she is simply not the same. (more…)

Syrian RefugeeDecember 31, 2013

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Aleppo Woman

Although I have my health and now live in a safe environment, I have died on the inside. (more…)

Syrian RefugeeDecember 9, 2013

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I Am Two Months Pregnant

My husband and I just arrived from Syria this week. Our country has continued to deteriorate dramatically as the war rages on. We lived in Aleppo where our home was destroyed by bombings from the Assad regime. We fled to a suburb of Damascus that was allegedly liberated by the rebels.…

Syrian RefugeeNovember 14, 2013

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No Home

I am married and have two small children, 5 and 7 years old. I worked as an air conditioning repair man when we lived in Syria. Throughout the war, my family has been destroyed. One relative was shot and killed; (more…)

Syrian RefugeeOctober 22, 2013

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Syrian Housewife

My husband worked in construction before the war, and I was a simple housewife. We felt safe in our community called Qamishli. (more…)

Syrian RefugeeOctober 1, 2013

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I Am Syria

Since launching our I Am Syria campaign about a month ago, we often hear the question, "What is I Am Syria?" I want to take a quick minute and answer that question from the heart. (more…)

World Compassion StaffAugust 30, 2013

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Hospital Battlefield

I heard people screaming. I was in the hospital and the Syrian Soldiers were shooting civilians outside the six story hospital, bullets were hitting our building. All the hospital workers ran to the basement and left all the patients that could not run. (more…)

World Compassion StaffAugust 28, 2013

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Rebranding America

What does the American brand stand for, commercialization or liberty? The proliferation of America today is to have our brands on every corner rather than our ideals in every country. Freedom, liberty, and justice have been replaced by a $5 coffee with an idealistic message on the cup. (more…)

World Compassion StaffAugust 23, 2013

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Fleeing Damascus

I love my city of Damascus but we had to flee. Damascus was in ruins the day we left. My husband's work was bombed, our neighbors were killed in front of our children and the bodies left to rot in the streets. The police had no power to control the…

Syrian RefugeeAugust 20, 2013

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I Was a Syrian Pilot

I was a commander in the Syrian Air Force when the war started, however I am also an eye doctor. My duties included managing and dispatching three squadrons of aircraft. As the war developed, and the orders came down to bomb populated civilian areas, Syrian pilots began to defect. I…

Syrian RefugeeAugust 17, 2013

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Changing History

We live in a time not too dissimilar than the 1930's. The propaganda in the Middle East is strong, very strong. They have created a culture much like Hitler manufactured during the 1930s in Germany. The objective is the same, create a supreme race (this time based on Islam). Make…

World Compassion StaffAugust 15, 2013

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I Lost My Son

One evening I sent my son to the store to buy some groceries. He was just 20 years old. He and a friend were kidnapped by the Regime. After accusations of helping the Free Syrian Army, they were tortured for two days and finally killed. Their bodies were dumped in…

Syrian RefugeeAugust 13, 2013

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Journalist From Damascus

I lived in Damascus and made a modest living in computer repair. When Assad began killing civilians and covering up the story, my friends and I stepped out to tell the real story of the war. We contacted an international news agency and used our computers through Skype to send…

Syrian RefugeeAugust 8, 2013

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The Real Victims

There isn't much left of Syria today. The destruction to infrastructure is estimated in the billions, the economy has collapsed, and their currency has no value. The devastation to human life extends far beyond material items. Unfortunately both the Regime and Free Syrian Army have participated in the destruction of…

World Compassion StaffAugust 6, 2013

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I was in the Syrian National Army

I am 21 years old and starting a new life in the refugee camp in Northern Iraq. When the war broke out my family left Syria. I was kicked out of my high school and was recruited by Assad's army to fight for the Regime. (more…)

Syrian RefugeeJuly 31, 2013