Joan Cabases Vega

Syrian rebels vow to dismantle Assad’s drug empire

The illegal drug Captagon was a major moneymaker for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

VOA Spanish: Aleppo residents ready to move on from Assad regime 

Syrian military bases destroyed after Assad’s fall

Following the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, military rebels and the Israeli military have targeted strongholds throughout the country. VOA's Joan Cabases Vega visited Qatana, Syria, a military base just outside the capital, for this story, narrated by Veronica Villafane.

Civilians search notorious Syrian prison for loved ones

In the aftermath of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government, many Syrians flocked to the Sednaya Prison, infamously known as "the human slaughterhouse," in search of clues about their missing loved ones. Veronica Villafane narrates this report from Joan Cabases Vega in Sednaya.

VOA Spanish: Syrian refugees are rapidly returning to their country