Dear supporters, Spirit of America is helping provide clean water to the citizen of Raqqa, Syria, a top priority for the US troops operating in the recently liberated former capital of the Islamic State. We are doing this by distributing lightweight and portable water...
Posts: Middle East / Central Asia
In Syria, the road back to normal starts in the classroom
Education. That was the main takeaway from my January trip to Syria where I spent the better part of a week in Al-Hasakah, Deir-ez-Zor, and Raqqa provinces meeting with US troops, local representatives, and education officials. Throughout all my engagements, the...
SoA teams up with US troops and the Lebanese Army to support civilians victimized by ISIS
In August, two years after ISIS overran the border town of Arsal, storming military installations and killing nearly 20 soldiers, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) launched a major offensive aimed at dislodging the terrorist group from Lebanese soil. The multi-pronged...
Hidden Hazards: SoA teams up with Syrian NGO and US troops to help clear explosives left behind by ISIS
As the US military and its local partner forces rout the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, from Syria, a hidden hazard lurks, planted in fields, buried amongst the rubble, and hidden in homes awaiting their owners’ return. In the parlance of practitioners, these are...
Reviving Dreams, One School at a Time
It was mid-July and summer was in full swing, but for many parents across the US, back to school season was on the horizon. Half a world away, American soldiers deployed in Syria shared the same anticipation, albeit for dramatically different reasons. For scores of...
Live from the Middle East: Update on delivery of school supplies in Northern Syria
Middle East Project Manager, Zack Bazzi, shares an update on the delivery of school supplies to children in Northern Syria. https://youtu.be/OZNLsnzRI-g DONATE NOW! Related News
Update: SoA and US troops help Syrian children
Dear supporters, Two weeks ago, we emailed you to tell you about an important project we’re supporting in Syria. This effort will help over 11,000 children in communities recently liberated from ISIS go back to school. It will significantly improve the students’...
Syria: Help US troops get children who survived ISIS back to school
Support a positive future for children who suffered under ISIS ideology Spirit of America is working with US forces in northeast Syria to help children in areas recently liberated from ISIS control. We are providing school supplies and funding classroom repairs so the...
In a tumultuous region, a firm commitment to progress
Dear Supporters, I hope this finds all of you well. Over the last few weeks, it’s been a full plate for SoA in the Middle East. We’ve launched multiple projects across the region. Because of our organizational agility and ability to work with deployed troops and their...