Syria

It was supposed to be a nine-week vacation. It turned into a nightmare. Sam Goodwin details the story of his captivity in his new book, “Saving Sam: The True Story of an American’s Disappearance in Syria and His Family’s Extraordinary Fight to Bring Him Home.”

Sam Goodwin’s forthcoming book shares the ways coincidence and connections led to his release from Syrian prisons.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2013 - Douglas MacArthur once remarked, “The history of failure in war can almost be summed…

Former KSDK reporter Farrah Fazal’s career as an investigative journalist has transported her from her Midwest home to conflict zones in Somalia, Bosnia…

Democrats and Republicans who make up the St. Louis area’s congressional delegation say they support President Donald Trump’s decision to use missiles…

Author Emily Robbins was a Washington University grad student in August 2013 when she saw St. Louisans protesting in University City against U.S. plans to…

Several of the 300 families of Syrian refugees who have settled in the St. Louis area this year are still afraid to publicly condemn their former…

The president of Maryville University’s Muslim Student Association wants to set something straight:“People need to understand that the real face of Islam…

Various St. Louis artists are voicing support for bringing Syrian refugees to the city. Chelsea Ritter-Soronen said she believes positive experiences with…

Nedim Ramic has a powerful personal connection to what he sees happening in the world today in regard to Syrian refugees.“Being a refugee myself, coming…