World Apr 08 Syrian government: Rebels to give up last Ghouta suburb Syrian rebels agreed to give up their last foothold in the eastern suburbs of Damascus hours after an alleged gas attack killed at least 40 people. By Zeina Karam, Philip Issa, Associated Press
World Mar 24 Thousands expected to leave second pocket in Syria’s Ghouta Some 7,000 members of a rebel group and their relatives were preparing to leave eastern Ghouta to opposition-held areas north of the country Saturday. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Mar 22 Syrian rebels to leave key town in eastern Ghouta enclave The evacuation deal will see the town handed over to the government following years of siege. By Philip Issa, Associated Press
Episode Mar 17 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 17, 2018 On this edition for Saturday, March 17, officials continue the search for victims in the Miami bridge collapse, and what the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe means for the Russia investigation. Also, how displaced Puerto Rican students are… By PBS News Hour
Mar 17 Watch 3:40 Thousands still trapped amid fighting in Eastern Ghouta By PBS News Hour Over five million Syrians have fled the country and at least half a million people are estimated to have been killed in the seven-year Syrian war. As fighting continues in Eastern Ghouta, the last rebel-held area near Damascus, little progress… Continue watching
Mar 16 Photos: Families pour out of Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta By Larisa Epatko For weeks during brief cease-fires in the volatile rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus, few Syrians left. That all changed this week as thousands escaping Syrian government bombings left by foot with the only belongings they could carry. Continue reading
Mar 16 In Syria, more than 100 killed in attacks as more people flee By Philip Issa, Associated Press The staggering death toll came a day after Syria passed the seven-year mark in its relentless civil war. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:02 Relentless Assad bombing campaign turns this Syrian suburb into ‘hell on Earth’ By PBS News Hour Seven years ago, Eastern Ghouta was a green suburb. Today the UN calls it “hell on Earth,” and the potential site of crimes against humanity. In the last two weeks, more than 650 civilians have been killed and thousands injured… Continue watching
Feb 28 No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press BEIRUT — No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief daily humanitarian pause amid reports of ground battles as government troops attempted to push their way into the… Continue reading