Apr 11 Watch 3:49 Tillerson faults Russia for not enforcing Syria chemical weapon pact By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow amid tensions over a deadly chemical attack in Syria. Tillerson faulted Russia for failing to enforce a deal it helped negotiate to rid Syria of chemical weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin likened… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 8:30 ‘We have to send a message’ on Syrian chemical weapons, says former Joint Chiefs chairman By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Tillerson says missile strikes carry a message for others By Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian air base carry a message for any nation operating outside of international norms. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 8:10 News Wrap: New evidence of chemical weapons attack as talk grows of military action against Assad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Turkey confirmed that chemical weapons had been used in an attack in Syria. Members of the U.S. government seemed to suggest that it might take steps to remove the Syrian president. Also, the stage is… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 8:38 What are Trump’s options in Syria? By PBS News Hour A chemical weapons attack in Syria on Monday crossed “many lines,” according to President Trump. But what options could the president pursue to help end the six-year civil war? Judy Woodruff speaks with former Defense Department official Andrew Exum and… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 3:01 Trump threatens tougher approach toward Assad after chemical attack By PBS News Hour President Trump condemned the deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria, saying that his attitude toward Syria and President Bashar al-Assad had "changed very much." In a White House Rose Garden news conference with King Abdullah of Jordan, the president didn't… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 9:23 What we know about the chemical weapon attack in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 04 Dozens dead after suspected gas attack in rebel-held Syrian town By Larisa Epatko A humanitarian group said a suspected chemical attack in rebel-held Idlib province in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least 58 people, including 11 children. Continue reading
Aug 03 ‘Extremely concerned’ UNICEF calls for humanitarian access to Aleppo By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Aleppo, once Syria’s most populated city, now holds 300,000 people, including approximately 100,000 children. Director Saad Houry asked parties involved in the Syrian war to protect civilians and children, reiterating previous requests that have been ignored. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Special forces capture Islamic State chemical weapons chief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. special forces captured the Islamic State group’s chemical weapons chief in a raid in northern Iraq last month, while recent follow-up airstrikes destroyed IS chemical facilities. Also, U.S. and Somali forces are reported to… Continue watching