/tags/syria Syria en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:59:21 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-17/syrians-st-louis-rejoice-collapse-assad-regime About 250 community members gathered in Chesterfield on Sunday to celebrate the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:59:21 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-17/syrians-st-louis-rejoice-collapse-assad-regime Ulaa Kuziez /npr/2024-12-13/american-citizen-travis-timmerman-is-now-with-u-s-forces-after-being-found-in-syria Travis Timmerman, a U.S. citizen from Urbana, Missouri, found wandering barefoot in Damascus after being freed from a Syrian prison following the fall of the Assad regime, was handed over to U.S. forces in Syria on Friday. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /npr/2024-12-13/american-citizen-travis-timmerman-is-now-with-u-s-forces-after-being-found-in-syria Jane Arraf /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-11/while-their-son-was-trapped-inside-syrian-prisons-his-st-louis-family-fought-to-get-him-home It was supposed to be a nine-week vacation. It turned into a nightmare. Sam Goodwin details the story of his captivity in his new book, “Saving Sam: The True Story of an American’s Disappearance in Syria and His Family’s Extraordinary Fight to Bring Him Home.” Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:21:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-11/while-their-son-was-trapped-inside-syrian-prisons-his-st-louis-family-fought-to-get-him-home Ulaa Kuziez /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-02/four-years-after-his-release-st-louis-raised-sam-goodwin-details-captivity-in-syrias-prisons Sam Goodwin’s forthcoming book shares the ways coincidence and connections led to his release from Syrian prisons. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 23:45:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-02/four-years-after-his-release-st-louis-raised-sam-goodwin-details-captivity-in-syrias-prisons Ulaa Kuziez /politics-issues/2019-10-11/commentary-obama-gambles-in-syria-and-putin-lends-a-hand This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2013 - Douglas MacArthur once remarked, “The history of failure in war can almost be summed… Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:03:58 GMT /politics-issues/2019-10-11/commentary-obama-gambles-in-syria-and-putin-lends-a-hand M.W. Guzy /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-11-15/farrah-fazals-north-star-former-st-louis-journalist-details-reporting-on-conflict-zones-abroad Former KSDK reporter Farrah Fazal’s career as an investigative journalist has transported her from her Midwest home to conflict zones in Somalia, Bosnia… Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:49:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-11-15/farrah-fazals-north-star-former-st-louis-journalist-details-reporting-on-conflict-zones-abroad Lara Hamdan /government-politics-issues/2017-04-07/areas-congressional-delegation-praises-trumps-missile-strike-with-some-reservations Democrats and Republicans who make up the St. Louis area’s congressional delegation say they support President Donald Trump’s decision to use missiles… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:37:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-04-07/areas-congressional-delegation-praises-trumps-missile-strike-with-some-reservations Jason Rosenbaum /arts/2017-02-19/wash-u-grad-drew-inspiration-from-local-protestors-in-her-novel-about-syria Author Emily Robbins was a Washington University grad student in August 2013 when she saw St. Louisans protesting in University City against U.S. plans to… Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:41:57 GMT /arts/2017-02-19/wash-u-grad-drew-inspiration-from-local-protestors-in-her-novel-about-syria Nancy Fowler /government-politics-issues/2016-12-15/local-advocates-call-for-stronger-u-s-response-to-war-torn-aleppo Several of the 300 families of Syrian refugees who have settled in the St. Louis area this year are still afraid to publicly condemn their former… Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:20:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-12-15/local-advocates-call-for-stronger-u-s-response-to-war-torn-aleppo /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-01-13/st-louisans-on-islamophobia-the-real-face-of-islam-is-the-face-you-see-in-front-of-you-right-now The president of Maryville University’s Muslim Student Association wants to set something straight:“People need to understand that the real face of Islam… Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:40:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-01-13/st-louisans-on-islamophobia-the-real-face-of-islam-is-the-face-you-see-in-front-of-you-right-now Kelly Moffitt