Let's Talk New Mexico 4/18 8a: Call 277-5866. We'll speak with Syrians who live in New Mexico to hear their thoughts on the ongoing war and U.S. military action. We'll also talk about their lives in Syria and now, here. We invite your thoughtful questions for our panel. Email letstalk@KUNM.org, tweet #letstalkNM or call in live during the show.
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have died over the last seven years during the country's civil war. The number of casualties is uncertain. Millions have fled Syria as refugees, and millions more need humanitarian assistance. The Syrian government has been accused of using chemical weapons against civilians, including an attack earlier this month. On Saturday, the United States, Britain and France launched missiles at a Syrian chemical research center and weapons storage facilities. The U.S. also launched air strikes around this time last year.
Guests:
- Aisha Al Najjar
- Abdulhamid Adi
- Sumaya
- Fatima
- Translator: Nabil Ibrahim
Resources:
- Immigrant and Refugee Resource Village of Albuquerque
- Center for Refugee Support (Catholic Charities)
- Lutheran Family Services
- ABQ Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
- Refugee Well-Being Project
- Artful Life Refugee Mentoring Project
- United Voices For Refugee Rights (Peace & Justice Center)
- Global One To One
Related:
- Syria: The Story of the Conflict (BBC)
- Today, Explained: It's Never Too Late To Understand The War In Syria (VOX)
- The U.S. Has Accepted Only 11 Syrian Refugees This Year (NPR)
- US struck Syria without certainty on sarin (CNN)
- After U.S. Strikes, Syria Returns to War as Usual (NY Times)
- What the latest strike on Syria succeeded at (and what it didn't) Ars Technica
- US and Russia feud over access to Syria attack site (Al Jazeera)
- Saudi in talks with US over troop deployment in Syria (Al Jazeera)
- Why No World Power Really Wants To Topple Syria's Assad (NPR)
