Oct 07 U.S. to step aside in Syria, clearing path for Turkish assault on Kurds By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. move essentially abandons Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American forces in the yearslong battle to defeat Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Pompeo says Assad regime used chlorine as chemical weapon In our news wrap Thursday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that among the “innumerable atrocities” committed by the Assad regime, the U.S. has concluded that Syrian government forces used chlorine as a chemical weapon during a battle with insurgents… Continue watching
Sep 26 U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons in May attack By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Syrian President Bashar Assad's government had used chlorine in the attack on opposition forces in Idlib province on May 19. Continue reading
Sep 18 UN says deal reached on committee for new Syria constitution By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that formation of the constitutional committee will be an important step toward hopefully ending the more than eight-year conflict. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 11:23 Former top U.S. military official in Mideast on the outlook for peace in Syria The war in Syria rages on, with President Bashar al-Assad's regime continuing its onslaught of airstrikes in northwest Idlib province -- the last rebel stronghold. Stephanie Sy reports and talks to retired Gen. Joseph Votel, who until recently oversaw U.S. Continue watching
Sep 10 Turkey accuses U.S. of stalling on Syria 'safe zone' plans By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists that Washington was too strongly involved with U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters and was stalling on plans for the safe zone. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Taliban inflict more deadly violence in Afghanistan In our news wrap Thursday, a Taliban car bombing in Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers and 10 civilians. One of the soldiers was American -- the fourth to die in two weeks. Another deadly bombing occurred hours later. Also, British… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 12:35 James Mattis on why he left the Trump administration but won't criticize it By Judy Woodruff Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis served as President Trump’s first defense secretary, resigning his post in protest after Trump announced he would pull U.S. forces out of Syria. Now, Mattis has written a book, “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:15 News Wrap: Democracy supporters in Hong Kong form human chain extending 25 miles In our news wrap Friday, democracy advocates in Hong Kong formed a human chain stretching 25 miles to show solidarity and appeal for international support. It was inspired by a human chain in the Baltic states 30 years ago that… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: White House backs off plan to slash billions in foreign aid In our Thursday news wrap, it is being widely reported that the White House has backed off a plan to slash more than $4 billion in foreign aid. The cuts would have included humanitarian relief, peacekeeping and global health initiatives. Continue watching