Dec 07 Refugee life is hard enough on a kid, this artist is trying to brighten up their school By Corinne Segal More than 2.6 million Syrian children are not in school, many of them having left in the midst of a war now in its fifth year. Continue reading
Dec 06 London Underground stabbing attack called ‘terrorist incident’ By Michael D. Regan Days after British war planes began an expanded airstrike campaign against the Islamic State, a man on Saturday reportedly yelled "this is for Syria" before slashing at least one person with a knife in a London subway station. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 9:20 Ambassador Power: More progress needs to be made in uniting anti-ISIS coalition By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 U.S. gives $24 million in refugee aid as winter approaches By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — The United States is giving $24 million in new money to help refugees as the European winter approaches. Continue reading
Dec 02 British lawmakers vote to back airstrikes against ISIS in Syria By Joshua Barajas After debating the issue for more than 10 hours Wednesday, British lawmakers voted to authorize airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch UK approves expanded airstrike campaign against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 National security experts support settling Syrian refugees in the U.S. By Associated Press Former top national security officials in Republican and Democratic administrations on Tuesday urged Congress to continue allowing the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. to deploy more special forces to Iraq and Syria By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding its special operations force in Iraq and Syria to help fight Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 01 Syrian refugees become issue in Illinois Senate race By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Republican senator in a tough re-election race is attacking his top Democratic rival for supporting more Syrian refugees in the U.S., marking the issue's first appearance in Senate campaign advertising. Continue reading
Dec 01 Russia may finally come around on Assad’s future, Obama says By Nancy Benac, Associated Press PARIS — President Barack Obama expressed optimism Tuesday that Russia will ultimately come around on the need for Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power to end his country's long civil war, but warned the turnaround would not come overnight. Continue reading