Summary
Syria is in the throes of conflict. In the northeast, Syrian Kurdish forces are fighting ISIS militants who forced a prison break last week. It’s the largest recent ISIS resurgence. The president and his Russian allies are continuing airstrikes in Northwest Idlib province. But Syrian children are determined to pursue their education, video journalist Abddulrazaq Alshani found. Ali Rogin reports.
Five Facts
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Who
are some of the people fighting in Syria now?
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When
did civil war begin in Syria?
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What
are some of the challenges students face in going to school every day?
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Why
do some of these students take risks to attend school, according to these interviews?
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How
do the students interviewed here hope that conditions will improve in their lives?
Focus Questions
What do you think is the best way the United States could help students like those featured in this piece?
Media literacy:
Why do you think the producers chose to focus on schools and the impact on the young in covering ongoing violence in Syria?
For More
See this story
for more on the challenges of getting international aid to Syrians during ongoing violence.
Workers carry boxes of humanitarian aid near Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Workers carry boxes of humanitarian aid near Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
