NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital, which was once a center for the gold trade in the ancient world. FRAYER: "It burned my heart to see that ancient market bombed at the start of the war," says jeweler Mohammed Bunni (ph). FRAYER: It was also a mistake, he says, for Syria's new government to disband the police and security forces when Assad fell.
Author: Lauren Frayer
Published at: 2025-04-12 22:28:19
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