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Oct. 25, 2012
The ancient marketplace, or "souk", in Aleppo, Syria, is a labyrinth of cobbled streets and stalls that, until recently, showcased glistening gold work and glass.
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Oct. 15, 2012
Weapons crossing the Turkish border into Syria are primarily aiding Islamist fighters, a condition that has made the U.S. wary of giving military support to rebels. Ray Suarez talks to former CIA analysts Philip Mudd and Paul Pillar on whether the U.S. should aid extremist rebels to accelerate the removal of President Assad.
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Oct. 15, 2012
As airstrikes and battles continue to rage in Syria, more arms are getting into that country even as Turkey tightens its shared border. The New York Times reported that Saudi and Qatari weapons are in the hands of opposition fighters, and more so of hard-line Islamist groups than secular rebels. Ray Suarez reports.
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Oct. 11, 2012
In stopping the Syrian plane and confiscating military equipment onboard, Turkey sent a message not only to Syria, but also to Moscow, whose government has blocked international efforts to encourage Syrian political transition. Margaret Warner talks to Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Oct. 11, 2012
A passenger airplane headed to Syria was grounded in Ankara after the Turkish government received intelligence Russian weapons intended for the Assad regime were on board. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said it violated international accords and U.N. sanctions against the Syrian government. Margaret Warner reports.
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Oct. 4, 2012
The shell that killed five civilians on the Turkish border is not the only source of tension between that country and warring Syria -- the Syrian government is also upset at Turkey for sheltering rebels. Judy Woodruff talks to Henri Barkey of Lehigh University and Hisham Melhem of al-Arabiya News about the high stakes for both.
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Oct. 4, 2012
After a stray shell fired by the Syrian government hit a house in a border town in Turkey, Syria's neighbor retaliated and fired back, killing several Syrian soldiers. Independent Television News' Lindsey Hilsum reports on increasing tensions, the fear of the war escalating beyond Syria and a diplomatic intervention from Russia.
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Oct. 4, 2012
Syrians aren't waiting for President Bashar al-Assad to fall before planning what their country will become.
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Sept. 24, 2012
Syrian rebels forces and Assad regime troops wage battle silently from a hidden front line, as the use of snipers have made any movement a fatal action. Homs, the city where the Syrian uprising began, is at stalemate. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports.
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Sept. 20, 2012
Fighting is heard, seen and smelled in the capital of Syria, as the civil war rages on, claiming more than 23,000 lives since the uprising began 18 months ago. Margaret Warner talks to Independent Television News' Bill Neely from Damascus, who says that neither the rebels nor the Syrian regime are capable of winning.
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Sept. 20, 2012
At least 30 people were killed after a Syrian fighter plane bomb dropped on a gas station in Ain Issa, a town near the Turkish border in Northern Syria. As violence flared in Syria, the U.S. met with other nations in the Netherlands to discuss tightening economic sanctions on Syria. Margaret Warner reports.
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Sept. 18, 2012
FRONTLINE producer Jamie Doran, Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and freelance cameraman Jeremiah Bailey-Hoover traveled with rebels in northern Syria in August, during one of the bloodiest months of the war against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Aug. 30, 2012
BEIRUT, Lebanon | The turmoil in Syria is impacting neighboring Lebanon in more ways than one. Besides terrifying some Lebanese residents about spillover violence and what the future holds for their country, the future is uncertain for Hezbollah, one of the most powerful political and religious organizations in the region.
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Aug. 27, 2012
Residents in parts of the Lebanese city of Tripoli are worried about stepping outside for fear they will get caught up in fighting between pro- and anti-Syrian factions.
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Aug. 23, 2012
Independent estimates say 20,000 have died since the Syrian uprising began. Now, U.N. monitors have left, failing to stop the violence. Jeffrey Brown reports. Then Margaret Warner talks to the Guardian's Ghaith Adbul-Ahad, who has been following Syrian rebels on the ground as they struggle to hold government troops at bay.
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Aug. 15, 2012
The ongoing battle in Aleppo between Assad regime troops and the Syrian Free Army has left civilians caught in the crossfire. Margaret Warner talks to Amnesty International's Scott Edwards and American Association for the Advancement of Science's Susan Wolfinbarger on how satellites are documenting human rights abuse in Syria.
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Aug. 15, 2012
The Syrian town of Azaz suffered government air strikes that reportedly left 30 dead. And residents insist that the bombs were targeting civilians, not rebel forces. Meanwhile, U.N. human rights monitors declared that both Syrian troops and rebels have committed war crimes. Independent Television News' Jonathan Miller reports.
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Aug. 15, 2012
Add Syria to the list of places where human rights organizations are using commercially available satellite imagery to document destruction during conflict.
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Aug. 8, 2012
The fight for Aleppo began three weeks ago, on the first day of Ramadan. Though rebel forces made some key advances, Syrian government troops surrounded the city. And now, as the days pass, the rebels face a constant struggle to hold their ground. James Foley of GlobalPost reports from rebel-controlled Aleppo.
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Aug. 8, 2012
While the government troops moved into the rebel-held Salaheddine district of Aleppo, thousands of Syrians continue to flee from the country, including to the first U.N refugee camp in Jordan. Judy Woodruff reports.
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Aug. 3, 2012
While fighting rages between government and rebel forces in Syria, and the international community debates what to do about the conflict, Syrian refugees are just trying to survive and make their lives as normal as possible away from home.
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Aug. 2, 2012
With the Syrian government and rebels at diplomatic loggerheads and several members of the international community 'irreconcilable' on how to address the Syrian conflict, there seems to be no leverage in negotiating peace. Jeffrey Brown talks to the New America Foundation's Randa Slim and Colum Lynch of the Washington Post.
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Aug. 2, 2012
The U.N. Envoy for Peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, has resigned, citing unwillingness from both Syrian factions, and disunity and name-calling in the U.N. Security Council. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News reports.
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Aug. 2, 2012
A violent conflict has wracked Syria since March 2011. Energized by the Arab Spring and removal of regimes in other countries, rebels in Syria took up arms to try to topple President Bashar al-Assad's regime, which has responded with a bloody crackdown.
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July 31, 2012
Eleven days of shelling have forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes for safer areas in Lebanon and Jordan, where many struggle to find food and shelter. Ray Suarez talks to Michel Gabaudan of Refugees International about the humanitarian crisis as violence persists in Syria's largest cities.
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July 31, 2012
As fighting continues in the commercial capital of Aleppo, Syrian troops concentrate attacks on opposition strongholds in the southwestern part of the city. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News reports.
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July 30, 2012
Ten days into the battle of Aleppo, nearly 200,000 residents have fled the city limits. John Ray of Independent Television News reports. Then, Margaret Warner talks to GlobalPost's James Foley from Syria about the systematic advances of government troops as they attempt to regain control and oust rebels in northeast Syria.
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July 26, 2012
Pockets of Syria have fallen under the control of rebel fighters, the anti-Assad opposition forces known as the Syrian Free Army. Judy Woodruff speaks to NPR's Kelly McEvers about her recent trip to five towns along the Turkish border in rural Syria.
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July 26, 2012
Syrian troops have positioned themselves on the edge of Aleppo, preparing to retake the city from rebel control. In response, rebels have reinforced their weapons stockpiles for the expected assault. Meanwhile, Aleppo's three million civilians are caught between the two forces. Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports.
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July 26, 2012
Kelly McEvers, NPR's foreign correspondent in Beirut, Lebanon, spent a week in rebel-held areas along the Turkish-Syrian border. She filed a week's worth of reports for NPR, and on Thursday she's coming to the NewsHour to talk about what she heard and saw.