Apr 11 Watch 6:12 Gathering evidence of Syria war crimes in ‘The Assad Files’ By PBS News Hour Five years of brutal civil war in Syria have killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions more. Now, a new journalistic project aims to document President Bashar al-Assad’s principal role in the systematic campaign of detention, torture and murder that… Continue watching
Apr 07 What’s the economic impact of refugees in America? By Paul Solman For the United States, the economic impact of refugees is positive on net, but the distributional consequences can be quite complicated, says economist Jeffrey Sachs. Continue reading
Apr 07 First Syrian family from ‘surge’ resettlement program arrives in U.S. By Corinne Segal The first Syrian family to qualify for resettlement in the U.S. through a new "surge resettlement" program arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, late Wednesday night. Continue reading
Apr 02 Mass grave uncovered in ancient city of Palmyra By Michael D. Regan A mass grave was found in Palmyra after Syrian forces regained control of the ancient Roman city from the Islamic State last week. Women and children were among the victims reportedly killed by members of the self-proclaimed caliphate in a… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Freed from ISIS, Palmyra’s treasured ruins ‘have blood on them’ By PBS News Hour The Syrian Army has reclaimed Palmyra from the Islamic State group, dealing a major setback to the militants. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the state of the ancient city, home to a sprawling set of Roman ruins… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 3:26 Are foreign recruits causing ideological rifts in ISIS? By PBS News Hour The U.S. Director of National Intelligence says the number of men who have traveled from their home countries to join ISIS now exceeds 36,000. The influx of foreign fighters may now be causing ideological discord in its ranks. Wall Street… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Suicide bomber strikes soccer game in Iraq By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a suicide bomber struck a soccer stadium south of Baghdad, killing 29 people and injuring dozens more. Also, heavy fighting raged in Palmyra as Syrian government forces, supported by Russian airstrikes, fought to recapture the… Continue watching
Mar 25 U.S. killed senior Islamic State leader, Carter says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say a senior Islamic State leader has been killed, marking a further erosion of top leadership in the militant group in Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 4:40 Finding friendship in the wreckage of war and revolution By PBS News Hour After his last deployment to Afghanistan, decorated Marine veteran and writer Elliot Ackerman went to report on the civil war in Syria. What he found was friendship and a shared disillusion over the hopes of revolution. In this essay, Ackerman… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:16 Experts weigh in on the outlook for the EU’s migrant deal with Turkey By PBS News Hour Turkey and the European Union reached an agreement Friday over solutions to the ongoing migrant crisis in Eastern Europe, with Turkey taking back Syrian refugees currently stranded in Greece in exchange for financial aid and closer travel and political ties… Continue watching