US air strike in Syria: surviving family members speak out

By Farid Farid
April 8 2017 - 11:00am
Abdul Hamid al-Youssef holds his twin toddlers who were killed during the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Photo: AP
Abdul Hamid al-Youssef holds his twin toddlers who were killed during the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Photo: AP

Hours before the dozens of US air strikes in Syria in response to a chemical attack that killed more than 80 Syrians, Abdul Hamid al-Youssef was mourning the loss of his twin babies, his wife and up to 40 members of his family.

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