Dalia Al-Awqati

Mercy Corps

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Program Director for North Syria at Mercy Corps

Dalia Al-Awqati on KCRW

After five years, this week the civil war in Syria reached new levels of violence despite talk of an international commitment to a ceasefire. This week, Aleppo.

A Portrait of Life ­­-- and Survival ­­-- in Syria

After five years, this week the civil war in Syria reached new levels of violence despite talk of an international commitment to a ceasefire. This week, Aleppo.

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