NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: When you visit some of the poorer areas just outside Damascus, like Ghuzlaniyah, near the city's airport, it's easy to see why it all fell apart in just under two weeks.

NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.

Morning Edition host Leila Fadel reports from Damascus, in the first week in a half-century that the Assad family did not rule the country.

Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.

Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.