The town of Marea plays an important role in Syrian history. It was one of the first towns to revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. It’s the hometown of the beloved Abdel Kader Saleh, one of the founders of the Free Syrian Army in the north.
But now, Marea is fighting a new enemy – ISIS surrounds the town on three sides. NPR’s Alison Meuse tells us about life after the Syrian revolution for this town in northern Syria.
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- Alison Meuse, correspondent for NPR based in Beirut, Lebanon. She tweets @AliTahmizian.
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