Sexual assault in Syria, deadly barrel bombs, and Women for Women International

Sexual assault in Syria, deadly barrel bombs, and Women for Women International
Sexual assault in Syria, deadly barrel bombs, and Women for Women International

Sexual assault in Syria, deadly barrel bombs, and Women for Women International

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Rape and sexual assault is being used as a weapon in Syria. This epidemic is hurting both men and women in the region. We also talk to a doctor who has seen, first hand, the effect of barrel bombs on civilians and Mandana Hendessi from Women and Women International tells us about her organization’s mission. PHOTO: A Syrian refugee woman who fled violence in Syrian city of Ayn al-Arab or Kobani seen outside her tent in Turkey’s newly set-up camp in the border town of Suruc, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)