Feb 17 Watch News Wrap: UN says Kim Jong Un could face charges for ‘crimes against humanity’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 13 Trendlines: ‘Syria After Geneva 2’ By Larisa Epatko Did the recent peace talks in Geneva make any difference in the three-year-old civil war in Syria, and what’s the toll of the lingering conflict on its neighbors in the region? Find out in the first episode of a new… Continue reading
Feb 11 Frontline looks at rebel fight against jihadists in Syria By Larisa Epatko Syrian rebels engulfed in a three-year-old civil war against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime found themselves facing a new foe this winter: jihadists looking to turn the Middle Eastern country into a strict Islamic state. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Homs evacuations continue amid delicate ceasefire By PBS News Hour Aid officials rushed to evacuate more citizens as a humanitarian ceasefire in the blockaded Syrian city of Homs was extended three more days. Judy Woodruff talks to Patrick McDonnell, reporting from Damascus for the Los Angeles Times, about violence against… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Three-day ceasefire paves way for small-scale evacuation in Syrian city of Homs By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Homs evacuation is ‘crumb of comfort’ for Syrian civilians still trapped By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch UN says children caught in Syria’s civil war suffer ‘unspeakable’ abuse By PBS News Hour A UN report has found that in addition to the thousands of children who have been injured, killed or displaced as part of the war, the Syrian government has also tortured kids they suspect of being connected to the opposition,… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch News Wrap: UN report details Syrian civil war child abuses By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a U.N. report charges Syrian government forces have tortured children, while rebels have sometimes killed or recruited youths into their ranks. Meanwhile, in the Northeast and Midwest, a second winter storm in three days has… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Syria talks end without clear progress or assurance of an encore By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Who’s to blame for failed Syrian peace talks, and what’s next? By PBS News Hour Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma join Jeffrey Brown to discuss their reactions to the first round of Syrian peace talks, the delays for the Assad regime in… Continue watching