Israel’s Attacks on Syria

Enlarge this image Aza Mohamed, 40, a mother of six, lost her leg below the knee to an Israeli artillery shell during a March 25 attack. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption toggle caption Yahya Nemah for NPR Aza Mohamed, 40, a mother of six, lost her leg below the knee to an Israeli artillery shell during a March 25 attack. Yahya Nemah for NPR Since the rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ended, Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times. Israel says they don’t trust the new government in Syria and so they are hitting areas in Syria adjacent to Israel in an effort disarm southern Syria. Our correspondent takes us to one of the Syrian villages on the border that was attacked. Sponsor Message