

World Oct 09

The Pentagon is canceling a program to train and equip moderate rebels fighting the Islamic State in Syria, after their efforts only produced a handful of fighters. Judy Woodruff discusses the decision with former State Department officials P.J. Crowley and…
By PBS NewsHour
World Oct 02

As Russia launched more airstrikes in Syria, President Obama announced that the U.S. would not use the Syrian conflict as a superpower proxy war. Overnight, the U.S.-led coalition demanded that Russia stop targeting groups other than the Islamic State. Chief…
By PBS NewsHour
World Sep 30

Hours after the Russian parliament authorized military action in Syria, aircraft bombed a number of sites in Syria. But exactly what the Russians hit -- and why -- remain unclear. Moscow reported attacking Islamic State targets, but the Free Syrian…
By PBS NewsHour
World Jul 30

Internal splintering of Syrian rebel groups leads U.S., U.K. to suspend aid…
Underfunded and outgunned Free Syrian Army faces additional enemies…
Free Syrian Army Chief: Foreign Weapon Donations Will Go Into the 'Right Hands'…
McCain: President's Call for Action as Well as Pause Hurts His Case on Syria…
Leader of the Free Syrian Army on the War's Game Changer and Spillover Effects…
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