BREAKING: Chemical gas attack in Syria
Terror and tragedy struck Syria yet again this past weekend. A serious chemical gas attack on the city of Douma, right outside of Damascus, left more than 100 people dead and countless continue to suffer the effects of the attack. Entire families are fleeing the city,...
What is famine?
In the heart of Zimbabwe, a family is suffering a slow death. Their house is quiet. The children who would normally be laughing and playing rambunctiously can barely move their sore, stiff joints. The family’s skin is dry, cracked, and covered in sores. The mother’s...
BREAKING: Ghouta’s citizens run for their lives
Citizens in eastern Ghouta, Syria, have been under heavy fire for weeks. Many have hidden in basements, praying the bombs will miss them. But the fighting has become so intense that thousands have decided they must get out; staying on the frontlines is a death...
The day the sky fell in eastern Ghouta
Sumaya stands on her toes and peers through the crack in the cement wall. At age 5, she’s a little too short, so she jumps, hoping to see the sun. All she sees is smoke and dust. Sumaya’s home in eastern Ghouta, Syria, has been under siege for weeks. It’s happened...
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