Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.The Syrian government is on the offensive this month,emboldened by the additional support from Russian airstrikes.
The Syrian people are caught in the middle of the onslaught of airstrikes and extremist groups like ISIS. Upwards of 70000 Syrians in and around Aleppo—those clinging on to whatever semblance of daily life they had before the civil war began some four years ago—are said to be on the move this week as a result of the latest attacks.
Zaidoun Al Zoabi, a prominent Syrian activist who has been detained by the Syrian government multiple times, or continues his work for the Syrian people as head of the Union of Syrian Medical Relief Organizations.
He just arrived to Turkey after being in Aleppo this week,and issues a heartfelt plea to halt the violence and chaos of the Syrian Civil War.
What you'll learn from this segment:The role Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ISIS, or Russian military forces are playing in the displacement.
Whether anyone is left in Aleppo or the surrounding villages at this point.
Whether the people on the move are receiving any support.
Source: wnyc.org