Jul 18 Report: ISIS may have manufactured and fired chemical mortars By Daniel Costa-Roberts The Islamic State appears to have manufactured rudimentary chemical weapons and used them to attack Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
Jul 09 Who are the 4 million Syrian refugees? By Larisa Epatko The number of refugees from Syria, who have escaped internal fighting to neighboring countries, has surpassed 4 million -- the largest number of refugees from any single conflict since 1992, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Syrian government troops fight militant attack in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, more than a dozen Islamic militant groups, including al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria, launched an assault on government positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Also, Aetna announced it’s buying rival health insurance company Humana for… Continue watching
Jun 20 Photos: Muslims prepare for Ramadan around the world By News Desk The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began around the world on Wednesday evening. Continue reading
Jun 16 Ret. Gen. Allen: Population in liberated Syrian town still needs protecting By Larisa Epatko The fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq will be a tough slog, but forces have made some progress, including cutting off a key supply route to the militants’ self-proclaimed capital Raqqa in Syria, said retired Gen. George… Continue reading
Jun 16 Is U.S. losing to Islamic State group's social media appeal? General says no By Larisa Epatko Despite reports saying the United States has an uphill climb in countering the Islamic State group’s propaganda on social media, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said Tuesday, “I don’t agree with the broad characterization that we’re losing” the war… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:07 Is Turkey headed for political instability? By PBS News Hour President President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was counting on election gains for his party, but instead the AKP Party lost their majority, raising uncertainty about Turkey’s political future. What do the surprising results mean for the nation, the region and for… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 4:00 What does ISIS control mean for the people of Palmyra? By PBS News Hour On Saturday, ISIS continued to maintain control of the city of Palmyra in Syria. For more on how the militant group is treating the people in Palmyra, Anne Barnard of the New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 3:47 Rescue of stranded Syrian migrants captured on video By PBS News Hour When a small boat with Syrian refugees, fleeing war in their country, broke down in the Mediterranean Sea, one woman captured their rescue by Greek forces on her smartphone. Geraint Vincent of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
May 23 Watch 1:55 What's life like in the areas of Syria and Iraq recently captured by ISIS? By PBS News Hour While there is a lot of focus on the recent takeover of Palmyra in Syria by the Islamic State due to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status, less attention has been paid to the residents of those areas. Loveday Morris… Continue watching