One of the other groups that SCM works with is the Syrian Medical Association – here is a recent letter from them talking about the use of chemical weapons that are being used. Please read and help if you can my making a donation for the equipment that is needed to help the doctors take...
Tag: Homs
Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria’s History
A recent article in the NY Times about the devastation of Syria’s historical treasures. TELL MARDIKH, Syria — Ali Shibleh crawled through a two-foot-high tunnel until reaching a slightly larger subterranean space. He swung his flashlight’s beam into the dark. A fighter opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, Mr. Shibleh was roaming beneath Ebla, an...
Syria in Ruins
The pictures at the end of this post are of Syria in ruins. While recent media attention has been focused on Hurricane Sandy and then the elctions and now the holidays- the horrific war is still going on. In some areas of Syria it has gotten worse. The aerial bombardments of civilian neighborhoods, street fighting,...