Tag: Syria
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Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said. Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News Agency showed blood on the mosque’s carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage. The Imam…
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Aurora’s Syrian community celebrates fall of Assad: Syria ‘feels like home’ again
Sondus Alkadri recalled the death of her fiancé in the hands of soldiers of Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former president who fled the country following a dramatic collapse of his regime earlier this month. Today, Alkadri is a dentist in Aurora, where she lives with her husband, Hamid Imam, and two children. On Friday, she celebrated…
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Vigil in Aurora honors those lost, injured in Turkey and Syria
Dozens gathered in Aurora on Saturday for a vigil held by the Multicultural Mosaic Foundation to honor those affected by the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, including numerous families who lost loved ones in the disaster. Among them was Abdullah Can, foundation director, who spoke about the moment he learned of the disaster and…
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Denver woman’s fight to reunite family complicated by Turkey, Syria earthquake
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Her voice quivered, eyes glossing over, as Randa recalled the moment she learned a 7.8-magnitude earthquake had devastated large swaths of Turkey and Syria on Monday. Randa caught the first bit of news on social media, then rushed to switch on her TV. The images…
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Turkey, Syria earthquake: Where in Colorado to donate funds, items to help those affected
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Turkish-American Cultural Society of Colorado is doing all it can to help, including soliciting donations to send to Turkey after the earthquake along the southern side of Turkey and the northern side of Syria. The epicenter was near Gaziantep, a major city in Turkey,…