Tajik Families in Shock as Sons Die for Islamic State
Parents struggle to understand why young men went off to fight in faraway war.
28 Aug 15
Parents struggle to understand why young men went off to fight in faraway war.
Snipers daily risk to civilians getting from one side of the city to the other.
"My brother Ali emerged stronger than ever."
"He was sacrificed for the shadow of a cause, and I’m not sure if he even knew what that cause was."
Death and devastation no longer make the news in Douma.
Hunger drives young children to extremes in besieged town of Ghouta.
Olive-growers try to sustain production in conflict zone.
People on all sides of conflict long for basic security and normality.