Oct 01 This Syrian mother fled ISIS while pregnant. Her courage has stayed with me ever since By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon My eyes welled up when a smiling and confident Batoul stepped out from behind the curtains of the blue tarp she and her family call home. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 6:06 Is the Trump administration changing U.S. policy on Syria? After warning for months that he could pull U.S. troops from Syria, President Trump is making a renewed push to find a political solution to the country’s ongoing civil war. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin sits down with Ambassador James… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 10:43 Erdogan: 'Sad' to see U.S. working with 'terrorist' Kurdish forces in Syria By Amna Nawaz, Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United States on Wednesday for supplying weapons in the Syria conflict to offshoots of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which he considers terrorist organizations. In an interview with Amna Nawaz, the Turkish president said… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: U.S. and China impose latest round of tariffs In our news wrap Monday, the United States formally imposed 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in imported Chinese goods. Beijing accused the U.S. of “trade bully-ism” and imposed levies of five to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of… Continue watching
Sep 19 Thousands back home in north Syria after Russia-Turkey deal By Associated Press The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that some 7,000 people have returned to their towns and villages since Monday when Russia and Turkey announced the deal. Continue reading
Sep 18 Russia and Turkey created a buffer zone in Syria. Now will it hold? By Larisa Epatko Charles Lister of the Middle East Institute describes what's motivating Turkey and Russia to enforce the buffer zone in Idlib, Syria, as well as what the U.S. thinks of the agreement. Continue reading
Sep 18 Putin seeks to defuse downing of Russian plane off Syria By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The downing of the reconnaissance aircraft highlighted the dangers posed by the conflicting interests of various powers in the crowded skies over Syria. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 4:52 How Russia and Turkey struck a deal to avoid imminent bloodshed in Idlib Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib province between the Syrian opposition and areas under the Assad's regime control. The agreement seems to save the region from a military assault and averts what was expected… Continue watching
Sep 16 Syria's rebel Idlib prepares for a losing battle By Associated Press BEIRUT — They dug trenches around towns, reinforced caves for cover and put up sand bags around their positions. They issued calls to arms, urging young men to join in the defense of Idlib, the Syrian province where opposition fighters… Continue reading
Sep 12 With looming Idlib crisis, what can we expect from another round of Syria peace talks? By Larisa Epatko The next round of Syria peace talks are scheduled to begin Friday, even as the international community braces for a potential bloodbath in Idlib province, the country’s last rebel stronghold. Continue reading