Syria: Amid Syria’s Civil War, a Rise in Miscarriages Among Displaced Women in the Northeast

Mar 23, 2020 | Nicola Pardy
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Kobane, Syria—Miscarriages have surged among displaced women in northeastern Syria over the last several months, according to a report released in January by Women Defend Rojava. As the Syrian war rages into its tenth year, thousands continue to flee their homes. Months after Turkish forces launched an offensive in the Rojava region, which some have likened to genocide, the rise in miscarriages sheds light on the unseen impacts of the occupation. 

Towns near the Syrian-Turkish border, including Kobane, Ayn Issa, and Tell Abyad, are bearing the brunt of the rise in violence, and its toll on civilians—particularly women—is coming into sharper focus.