Mar 19 European Union criticizes Turkey's offensive in Syrian town of Afrin By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The European Union's top diplomat criticized Turkey on Monday over its military offensive in a northern Syrian town, calling on Ankara to ensure that fighting eases in the conflict-torn country. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 22:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 18, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 18, Vladimir Putin is declared the winner of Russia’s presidential elections, and how a fellowship program helps former incarcerated artists push for criminal justice reform. Also, Facebook suspends firm for allegedly manipulating user data… Continue watching
Mar 18 Turkey's forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Turkey's president said Sunday that the Turkish military and allied Syrian forces have taken "total" control of the town center of Afrin. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 17, officials continue the search for victims in the Miami bridge collapse, and what the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe means for the Russia investigation. Also, how displaced Puerto Rican students are… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 3:40 Thousands still trapped amid fighting in Eastern Ghouta By PBS News Hour Over five million Syrians have fled the country and at least half a million people are estimated to have been killed in the seven-year Syrian war. As fighting continues in Eastern Ghouta, the last rebel-held area near Damascus, little progress… Continue watching
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