Aug 14 About 4,500 civilians atop Iraq’s Sinjar mountain By Robert Burns and Julie Pace, The Associated Press Two U.S. officials say that roughly 4,500 people remain atop northern Iraq's Sinjar Mountain, and nearly half are herders who lived there before the siege and have no interest in being evacuated. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Obama considering air support operation for Iraqi refugees By PBS News Hour President Obama is reportedly considering "very limited" military action in Iraq against the Islamic State group. The Sunni extremists have renewed their surge across Northern Iraq, sending thousands of Christians and Yazidis fleeing from ultimatums to convert to Islam, pay… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch News Wrap: Two-star U.S. general shot dead in Afghan attack at military base By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 Iraqis trickling back to Mosul, but bracing for more violence By Larisa Epatko When Islamic militants swept into Mosul in northern Iraq earlier this month, at least 500,000 people fled the city. Some have since returned, but many others are watching and waiting in the nearby relatively peaceful Kurdish region. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch News Wrap: Ukraine president announces week-long cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered government troops to put down their weapons against pro-Russian separatists. Rebel leaders dismissed the cease-fire. Also, there are more than 50 million people in the world living as refugees for… Continue watching
Jun 20 Meet ‘Claude,’ one of many displaced children seeking refuge in cities By Larisa Epatko Three years ago, 13-year-old “Claude” -- a pseudonym used for his protection -- had to flee his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo when his village came under attack. He was separated from his mother and he hasn’t seen… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch Shia militiamen rally in place of Iraq security forces, while ISIL releases recruitment video By PBS News Hour In Baghdad, 10 people were killed in a car bombing in a Shiite neighborhood today. In the north, Shia militia appeared to join fight in lieu of security forces. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Iraq on refugees… 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
Apr 11 Watch As refugee crises escalate, UN commissioner calls for ‘massive international solidarity’ By PBS News Hour War has upended the lives of millions in Syria and a never-ending humanitarian crisis. Aid groups attempt to meet basic needs of refugees and internally displaced Syrians but face a massive shortfall in finances. Judy Woodruff talks to U.N. High… Continue watching
Apr 10 Gordon Brown plans to send 400,000 Syrian refugee children back to school By Kyla Calvert Mason PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor Judy Woodruff and Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown discuss an effort to educate Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon. Continue reading