May 13 Watch 3:24 Hezbollah's top military leader killed in huge blast in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 09 Kerry says U.S., Russia to reinstate nationwide Syria cease-fire By Josh Lederman, Associated Press PARIS — The United States said Monday that a new agreement with Russia would replace localized, piecemeal cease-fires in Syria with a revived, nationwide truce, as world leaders struggled to get faltering peace talks back on track. Continue reading
May 04 U.S. officials: Deal reached to extend Syria truce to Aleppo By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia have persuaded Syria's government and moderate rebels to extend the country's fragile truce to the northern city of Aleppo, although sporadic clashes continue, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 03 Watch How Syrians are coping with the daily adversity of war By PBS News Hour The five-year civil war in Syria has torn the nation apart. Some parts, like the capital of Damascus, have survived relatively unscathed, while others, like Aleppo, have been decimated by bullets and bombs. But for Syrians everywhere, life must go… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 3:35 News Wrap: Hospital bombed in government-controlled area of Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the UN Security Council demanded protections for hospitals in war zones after rebel rocket fire struck a hospital in a government-controlled part of Aleppo, killing at least four. Also, a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Kerry expresses optimism for renewed Syrian truce By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed optimism in Geneva that progress is being made towards restoring the truce in Syria. While the Syrian military extended its own unilateral cease-fire in some urban areas, fighting continued… Continue watching
May 02 Kerry seeks path to calm in Syria, holds talks in Geneva By Matthew Lee, Associated Press GENEVA -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said "several proposals" aimed at finding a way to restore at least a partial truce in Syria are being discussed, amid continuing attacks in the city of Aleppo. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:10 After attack on Aleppo hospital, Syria cease-fire 'alive, but barely' By PBS News Hour An airstrike smashed a hospital supported by the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders overnight in Aleppo, Syria, killing dozens including one of the region's last pediatricians. Other attacks followed, punctuating the collapse of a cease-fire in the country's largest… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:47 Hospitals and doctors under attack in Aleppo 'difficult to replace' By PBS News Hour Twenty-seven people were reportedly killed by a suspected Syrian government airstrike on a hospital in Aleppo. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about the bombing and the medical facility that was targeted from Pablo Marco of Doctors Without Borders. Continue watching
Apr 28 Airstrike destroys hospital in Syria as cease-fire falters By Larisa Epatko Airstrikes in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo destroyed a hospital Wednesday night, killing at least 27 people including 14 patients and staff. Continue reading