Mar 16 Photos: Families pour out of Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta By Larisa Epatko For weeks during brief cease-fires in the volatile rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus, few Syrians left. That all changed this week as thousands escaping Syrian government bombings left by foot with the only belongings they could carry. Continue reading
Mar 16 In Syria, more than 100 killed in attacks as more people flee By Philip Issa, Associated Press The staggering death toll came a day after Syria passed the seven-year mark in its relentless civil war. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:18 Syria's war keeps raging, amid threats of a new Hezbollah-Israel conflict By PBS News Hour What began seven years ago as an uprising against the Assad regime has become a regional proxy war. Now there is talk of another war in the offing, one between Hezbollah and Israel. What would that look like, and how… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 5:02 Relentless Assad bombing campaign turns this Syrian suburb into 'hell on Earth' By PBS News Hour Seven years ago, Eastern Ghouta was a green suburb. Today the UN calls it “hell on Earth,” and the potential site of crimes against humanity. In the last two weeks, more than 650 civilians have been killed and thousands injured… Continue watching
Feb 28 No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press BEIRUT — No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief daily humanitarian pause amid reports of ground battles as government troops attempted to push their way into the… Continue reading
Feb 26 2 lions from Mideast war zones head to South African refuge By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria were transported to South Africa on Monday to live at a sanctuary with other animals that survived harsh conditions in captivity elsewhere in the world. Continue reading
Feb 26 Violence rages in Syria as UN calls to stop 'hell on Earth' By Bassem Mroue, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a ground offensive Monday on a rebel-held eastern Damascus suburb despite a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria. The U.N. chief denounced the violence in the embattled region, describing it as… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 25, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 25, fallout from the intelligence memo released by Democrats, and how a program is training Salvadoran youth to join the workforce. Also, meet Five Star Movement, a rising populist party in Italy. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 3:46 UN passes Syria ceasefire resolution after strikes in Eastern Ghouta kill hundreds By PBS News Hour This week, Syrian government-led airstrikes in the rebel-held suburb of Eastern Ghouta killed an estimated 500 civilians. On Saturday, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate the… Continue watching
Feb 23 Death count rises in Syria bombing campaign near Damascus By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Syrian government warplanes supported by Russia continued their relentless bombardment of the rebel-controlled eastern suburbs of Damascus for a sixth day Friday, killing 32 people, opposition activists and a war monitor reported. The death toll from the past week climbed… Continue reading