Feb 28 UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria conflict By Associated Press The meeting will address the escalating conflict in Syria’s northwest Idlib region, the last major opposition stronghold in the conflict-torn country. Continue reading
Feb 28 Turkey threatens to let refugees into Europe as violence escalates in Syria By Mehmet Guzel, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Scores of migrants began converging on Turkey's border with Greece seeking entry into Europe after Turkey said it was “no longer able to hold refugees.”… Continue reading
Feb 27 29 Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria airstrike By Bassem Mroue, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press The casualties mark the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since Ankara first intervened in Syria in 2016. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Turkey says 29 soldiers killed in Syrian airstrike on Idlib In our news wrap Thursday, a major new military clash erupted between Turkey and Syria, with at least 29 Turkish soldiers reportedly killed in an airstrike on northwestern Syria’s Idlib province. Also, in India, the death toll from this week’s… Continue watching
Feb 27 Syrian opposition fighters retake key town from government By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The retaking of Saraqeb which sits on the highway is a setback for Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces who have scored major gains in a weeks long Russian-backed campaign in the last rebel stronghold in Idlib province. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:40 News Wrap: Trump criticizes Supreme Court’s Ginsburg, Sotomayor In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump criticized two liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, saying Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases involving him. Also, Trump wrapped up his visit to India with… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: WHO warns of closing window to contain novel coronavirus In our news wrap Friday, the World Health Organization warns the window of opportunity to contain the international spread of novel coronavirus is closing. South Korea has become the latest front in the outbreak, with officials declaring a health emergency… Continue watching
Feb 20 2 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria airstrike By Suzan Fraser, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The Syrian government's crushing military campaign against the rebel-held Idlib stronghold, backed by Russia, has led to direct clashes between Syrian and Turkish troops on several occasions in recent weeks. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 5:49 Assad’s Idlib offensive drives nearly 1 million from their homes — and into the cold By Nick Schifrin In Syria, only one pocket of resistance to the Assad regime remains, in Idlib province. But since late last year, Assad’s military has been relentlessly attacking the region, and now, nearly a million people have been forced from their homes… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 9:37 In these parts of Greece, crisis is building between residents and migrants By Malcolm Brabant Amid growing unrest in Greece, the government there is temporarily halting construction of permanent detention centers for asylum seekers. Tens of thousands of migrants have been stranded in the country for more than four years, since its border with Macedonia… Continue watching