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
Apr 07 Watch 2:08 UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp seized by Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Israel agrees to five-hour pause of Gaza strikes after UN appeal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch U.S. policy in Syria focuses on humanitarian crisis By PBS News Hour Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. 'behind the curve' in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Syria holds presidential election widely condemned as rigged By PBS News Hour In state-controlled parts of Syria, thousands of voters came out to show support for President Bashar al-Assad, who is overwhelming expected to win the country’s election. However, in Syria’s north and west where rebels hold sway, voting didn’t take place. Continue watching
Apr 12 Syrian village reportedly hit by poison gas attack By Kayla Ruble There are reports that a gas attack hit a village in the central province of Hama on Friday, with both the Syrian government and rebel forces blaming each other for the incident. Continue reading
Feb 27 Syria tops list of human rights violations in 2013, US report says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A chemicals weapons attack in Syria last summer that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people was the world's worst human rights violation of 2013, the Obama administration concluded Thursday. The report by the State Department also… Continue reading
Feb 26 More than 175 rebels killed in Damascus ambush By Ellen Rolfes At least 175 rebel fighters were killed, and many more wounded, on Wednesday in an ambush in Damascus, according to Syrian Arab News Agency. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Nobel Peace Prize honors group working to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its work to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention. The group has gained attention recently for its assignment to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Syrian Regime Denies Using Poisonous Gas in Deadly Attack Outside Damascus Amateur videos show scores of Syrian civilians suffering after what opposition leaders say was a deadly, poisonous gas attack by government forces outside the capital city of Damascus. As in past accusations, Syrian government officials are denying any use of… Continue watching