Feb 26 Watch 7:00 Biden administration faces major foreign policy tests in the Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The last 24 hours have seen two major foreign policy developments. Overnight, the Biden administration launched its first known airstrike of Iranian-backed militias in Syria, and Friday, the U.S. intelligence community released a damning report tying Saudi Arabia's crown prince… Continue watching
Feb 26 WATCH: U.S. strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman in Syria By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. Continue reading
Feb 25 U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. was retaliating for a rocket attack earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 5:20 After 10 years of civil war, COVID-19 takes hold in Syrian opposition's last stronghold By Ali Rogin, Layla Quran As the 10-year anniversary of the civil war in Syria looms and fighting rages on in the hard-hit city of Idlib, Syria, doctors contending with the pandemic are stretched to their limits. In the last three months, COVID-19 infection rates… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:44 How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISIS By Amna Nawaz, Ali Rogin In the years-long battle to retake northeastern Syria from ISIS, a small but powerful band of fighters led the way. The women of the YPJ, a Syrian-Kurdish force, fought alongside their male counterparts and face-to-face against ISIS. Author and journalist… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. reach a new high In our news wrap Wednesday, pandemic deaths in the U.S. hit another high Tuesday with more than 4,300, the virus pushes the federal budget deficit to a new record, New York City is terminating all contracts with the Trump organization,… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Questions swirl about pace of U.S. vaccinations as COVID deaths top 340,000 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, questions are intensifying about the pace of vaccinations as COVID-19 deaths reached 1.8 million worldwide with more than 340,000 in the United States,the Senate moved to override President Trump’s veto of the annual defense policy… Continue watching
Dec 30 PHOTO ESSAY: 'Even more trapped than we were before.' Syrian students document life in a refugee camp amid the pandemic By Austin Meyer, Hailey Sadler Since March 21, Za’atari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp, has been under strict lockdown. While the majority of the globe has been under various stages of lockdown as governments attempt to stem the spread of the virus, the enforced… Continue reading
Nov 16 Syria's longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79 By Associated Press Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country’s most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:37 Despite spiraling coronavirus crisis, Syria's 'government is not concerned at all' By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran After years of war and economic deprivation, Syria is poorly equipped to handle COVID-19. But the coronavirus is spreading fast, both in government-controlled Damascus and in the rebel-held northwest region of the country, where it is targeting the most vulnerable. Continue watching