NPR's Ruth Sherlock and Jane Arraf are here with me in Damascus. Hi to you both. RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: Hi, good morning. JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: Hi, Leila. FADEL: Hi. So, Ruth, I'm going to start ...
Our colleague, Leila Fadel, is in Syria learning some of the secrets of a government that has now fallen. Her latest revelation is painful enough that some people may find it hard to listen to ...
FADEL: NPR's diplomatic correspondent, Michele Kelemen, joins us now from Tel Aviv. Good morning, Michele. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: So we've heard many, many times that ...
DETROW: Morning Edition host Leila Fadel is in Damascus, and she joins us on the line now. Hey, Leila. LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Hi. DETROW: What's Damascus like? Let's just start there. FADEL ...
Syria's new leader is saying that he will dissolve the many rebel factions there and absorb them into the new ministry of defense. That new leader is Ahmed al-Sharaa. And if he can achieve unity ...