An interview with a reporter right in the area telling what is happening.
What’s life like in the areas of Syria and Iraq recently captured by ISIS?
May 23, 2015 at 5:38 PM EDT
While there is a lot of focus on the recent takeover of Palmyra in Syria by the Islamic State due to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status, less attention has been paid to the residents of those areas. Loveday Morris of the Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan from Baghdad, Iraq, via Skype.
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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Returning to Iraq and Syria and ISIS gains in the region, I’m joined now from Baghdad via Skype, Washington Post reporter Loveday Morris.
So, let’s start in Palmyra. It gets a lot of press because it’s a U.N. World Heritage site, but there are also people and human beings there. What’s life like now that ISIS is in control?
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/whats-life-like-residents-recent-isis-held-areas-
What’s life like in the areas of Syria and Iraq recently captured by ISIS?
May 23, 2015 at 5:38 PM EDT
While there is a lot of focus on the recent takeover of Palmyra in Syria by the Islamic State due to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status, less attention has been paid to the residents of those areas. Loveday Morris of the Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan from Baghdad, Iraq, via Skype.
SEE PODCASTS
TRANSCRIPT
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Returning to Iraq and Syria and ISIS gains in the region, I’m joined now from Baghdad via Skype, Washington Post reporter Loveday Morris.
So, let’s start in Palmyra. It gets a lot of press because it’s a U.N. World Heritage site, but there are also people and human beings there. What’s life like now that ISIS is in control?
Continue reading at:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/whats-life-like-residents-recent-isis-held-areas-