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January 12, 2023
Settlement Construction in Syrian District Renews Accusations of Demographic Engineering

Rights groups, Kurdish activists say Turkish government, its allies are deliberately settling Arab, Turkmen families in predominantly Kurdish Afrin
June 18, 2022
Reporter’s Notebook: ‘My Reporting Become a Bridge to Connect the Displaced’

Telling the stories of others also displaced by war gives me the drive to keep reporting, says Syrian journalist Nawroz Rasho
July 26, 2019
Syrian Kurd Who Lost Hand in IS Battle Finds Passion for the Drums

Ciwan Husen lost his left hand and eye at age 21 in Kurdish fight against Islamic State in northwest Syria
May 14, 2019
Christians Displaced From Afrin Rebuild Lives, Church

After Turkish-backed rebels attacked their homes in Afrin, in northwest Syria, Kurdish Christians were forced to flee. They sought refuge in a nearby region, and have built a church to continue their religious life. VOA's Nawruz Rasho reports.
February 22, 2018
More Pro-Syrian Government Forces Arrive in Afrin Amid Continued Turkish Shelling

More pro-Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish enclave of Afrin on Wednesday, despite continued Turkish shelling on the northern Syrian city. Nawroz Rasho reports from the region for VOA.
February 08, 2018
Kurds: Turkey Shelling Closes Schools for 40,000 Students in Northern Syria

The Turkish military denies it is hitting civilian targets and calls Kurdish accusations 'disinformation campaigns' to slander its cross-border intervention
February 08, 2018
Kurds: Schools Closed in Northern Syria's Afrin Due to Turkish Shelling

Kurds in northern Syria's enclave of Afrin say schools have been closed for more than 40,000 students after Turkish shelling destroyed several schools in the region. Nawroz Rasho reports for VOA.
February 06, 2018
Hundreds Arrive in Syria's Afrin to Protest Turkish Operation

Buses carrying civilians from northeastern Syria arrived in Afrin late Monday to protest the Turkish operation in the Kurdish enclave. VOA's Mahmoud Bali and Nawroz Rasho report.
July 06, 2017
Widespread Demonstrations Held in N. Syria to Protest Turkish Shelling

Thousands of residents in northern Syria's Afrin district took to the streets July 5, 2017, to protest Turkish artillery shelling from across the border. Turkey said its military targeted Syrian Democratic Forces, whom Ankara accuses of having ties to the outlawed Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. VOA's Nawroz Rasho reports.
June 14, 2017
IS Leaves Trail of Land Mines in Northern Syria

Several months after Islamic State was routed from the Shahba region in northern Aleppo, most residents are unable to return home because of the thousands of explosive devices IS left behind. VOA's Nawroz Rasho reports.

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