Apr 30 Death toll rises in Syrian city of Aleppo as ceasefire breaks down By Michael D. Regan Syrian warplanes have targeted rebel groups in Aleppo for nine straight days. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:10 After attack on Aleppo hospital, Syria cease-fire ‘alive, but barely’ By PBS News Hour An airstrike smashed a hospital supported by the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders overnight in Aleppo, Syria, killing dozens including one of the region's last pediatricians. Other attacks followed, punctuating the collapse of a cease-fire in the country's largest… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:47 Hospitals and doctors under attack in Aleppo ‘difficult to replace’ By PBS News Hour Twenty-seven people were reportedly killed by a suspected Syrian government airstrike on a hospital in Aleppo. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about the bombing and the medical facility that was targeted from Pablo Marco of Doctors Without Borders. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: David Cameron defends family’s finances By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected criticism of his family's finances and offshore holdings after the Panama Papers leak detailed his late father's investments. Also, a surge in fighting focused around Aleppo threatens to derail… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Uncertainty persists over nascent Syrian ceasefire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the three-day-old Syrian ceasefire has drawn mixed reactions. The UN asserts the truce is holding “by-and-large,” but opposition groups in Syria are requesting U.S. intervention against ongoing government airstrikes around Aleppo and Damascus. Also, a… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:26 Daily airstrikes and specter of ISIS loom over Aleppo civilians By PBS News Hour The plight of refugees fleeing the war in Syria has been well documented across the last year, but what is life like for those who stayed behind? Jeffrey Brown talks to journalist and activist Rami Jarrah about how civilians are… Continue watching
Dec 11 Journalist live-broadcasts from inside Syria in #AleppoLive chat By Corinne Segal Syrian activist and journalist Rami Jarrah appeared on a live stream on Friday, answering questions about daily life in Aleppo, Syria, and how civilians are affected by the Syrian government and the Islamic State. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Syrian government troops fight militant attack in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, more than a dozen Islamic militant groups, including al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria, launched an assault on government positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Also, Aetna announced it’s buying rival health insurance company Humana for… Continue watching
May 08 Watch News Wrap: Huge underground bomb in Syria destroys hotel used as base by regime troops By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 09 Hundreds evacuated from besieged city of Homs By Elisabeth Ponsot Hundreds of civilians fleeing the besieged Syrian city of Homs were evacuated from the fighting on Sunday. Continue reading