May 22 Watch 5:31 In besieged Idlib, young Syrians say Trump is the only person who can save them In Syria’s Idlib province, residents fear the worst humanitarian crisis in eight years of war. A deal signed last year was supposed to make it a demilitarized buffer zone, but Syrian and Russian forces have unleashed an onslaught, catching millions… Continue watching
May 10 Why Syria’s Assad is setting his sights on Idlib By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Idlib is once again a theater for bloody military operations: heavy bombardment, airstrikes and waves of civilian displacement. Continue reading
May 05 Warplanes strike hospital in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Warplanes struck a hospital in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Sunday, knocking it out of service, as government forces continued to bombard the rebel-held region following insurgent attacks last week. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 5:44 A Syrian cease-fire aimed to stop the violence. Instead, more bombed buildings and body bags The 3 million people who live in Syria's Idlib province were supposed to be protected under a cease-fire agreement struck this fall by Turkey and Russia. But today many are living without the most basic services and still facing attacks. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Syrian rebels evacuate demilitarized zone In our news wrap Monday, rebels pulled back from a demilitarized zone that was established in a deal that prevented a Syrian government offensive against Idlib province. Meanwhile, the country’s primary checkpoint with Jordan opened for the first time in… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:06 Is the Trump administration changing U.S. policy on Syria? After warning for months that he could pull U.S. troops from Syria, President Trump is making a renewed push to find a political solution to the country’s ongoing civil war. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin sits down with Ambassador James… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 10:43 Erdogan: ‘Sad’ to see U.S. working with ‘terrorist’ Kurdish forces in Syria By Amna Nawaz, Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United States on Wednesday for supplying weapons in the Syria conflict to offshoots of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which he considers terrorist organizations. In an interview with Amna Nawaz, the Turkish president said… Continue watching
Sep 19 Thousands back home in north Syria after Russia-Turkey deal By Associated Press The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that some 7,000 people have returned to their towns and villages since Monday when Russia and Turkey announced the deal. Continue reading
Sep 18 Russia and Turkey created a buffer zone in Syria. Now will it hold? By Larisa Epatko Charles Lister of the Middle East Institute describes what's motivating Turkey and Russia to enforce the buffer zone in Idlib, Syria, as well as what the U.S. thinks of the agreement. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 4:52 How Russia and Turkey struck a deal to avoid imminent bloodshed in Idlib Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib province between the Syrian opposition and areas under the Assad's regime control. The agreement seems to save the region from a military assault and averts what was expected… Continue watching