Syrian teen joins protests and fears for fate in Damascus
Monzer Shakally recalls 2012 in Syria when he, an unarmed protester, faced beating by government forces while his father cried out to release him. The Iowa sophomore now seeks political asylum and studies biology after the revolution began in 2011.
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Liz Zabel
the Gazette
Monzer Shakally
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Shakally
Syria
United States
Owa
Damascus
Faces of CONFLICT series profiles Iowa international students
The project explores how war shaped students from Iowa colleges and universities. It examines their journeys to campus, daily life as international scholars, and their hopes for the future amid global turmoil.
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Iowa
Four Dead In Wrong Way I-80 Head On Crash In Iowa
Des Moines officers Carlos Puente Morales 34 and Susan Farrell 30 died along with a prisoner Des Moines officer transported from Council Bluffs after a Taurus driven the wrong way on eastbound I 80 struck their Ford Explorer. State Patrol investigates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Paul Parizek
Iowa State Patrol
Randy Kunert
Tasha Nicole Hyatt
Westcom Dispatch
Kunert
Coreys find stable housing after months in shelters
Kathy Corey 65 and her adult sons Michael 35 and Anthony 38 moved into a Marion apartment after six months of homelessness. Linn County housing crisis aid and Waypoint Services helped the nontraditional family secure a permanent home following time in an extended stay motel and Cedar Rapids shelters.
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Marion
Corey
Kathy Corey
Cedar Rapids
Kathy
Michael
Anthony
Linn County
Coreys
Las Vegas
Minnesota
Midwest
Waypoint Services
Madge Phillips
Willis Dady
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Kathy A. Bolton
Des Moines Register
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OMICS
Abby
Insight & Books
Mitchell Schmidt
Rebecca F. Miller
Speed OF Mercy Board
Rob Braksiek
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