Jul 24 Watch 7:35 These citizen journalists risk their lives to report from Raqqa By PBS News Hour Starting with the Arab Spring and fight against Syria’s Assad regime, through the brutal takeover by the Islamic State, a group of citizen journalists has been documenting life inside Raqqa under deadly circumstances. A new documentary tells their story. Matthew… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 36:30 Why the U.S. strategy of arming Syrian rebels didn't work By PBS News Hour A covert CIA program created under the Obama administration to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels to put pressure on the Assad regime will soon end, The Washington Post first reported Wednesday. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Faysal Itani of the… Continue watching
Jul 14 Judge in Hawaii hands Trump latest defeat on travel ban By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened the travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships with U.S. citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 08 Attacks in Syria and Yemen are turning disease into a weapon of war By Homer Venters, STAT The unrelenting attacks on health facilities, workers, and resources in Syria and Yemen have created public health catastrophes that put millions of children at risk for death and illness. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:37 Trump and Putin's closed-door meeting yields contradiction on election meddling By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Trump took office on Friday during the G20 summit, discussing Syria and North Korea, as well as Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 07 WATCH: Syria ceasefire must 'be applied on the ground' to work, British defense minister says By Larisa Epatko British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said that unlike previous calls to disarm, the cease-fire deal announced Friday by the U.S., Russia and Jordan in southwestern Syria "is welcome, but it's got to be enforced, it’s got to be an actual… Continue reading
Jul 07 LISTEN: Tillerson cites cooperation between U.S. and Russia with Syria ceasefire By Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the agreement with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria is "our first indication of the U.S. and Russia being able to work together" there. Continue reading
Jul 02 Damascus bombing kills at least 21 people By Omar Etman A suicide car bomber killed at least 21 people on Sunday in a rare attack on Damascus, the seat of power for President Bashar Assad. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Trump urges GOP to get rid of Obamacare now By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, as Senate Republicans begin the July 4 recess, President Trump urged them to immediately repeal Affordable Care Act even if they don't yet have a replacement plan. Also, cable news hosts Mika Brzezinski and… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 3:30 Iraqi forces reclaim historic Mosul mosque as ISIS territory shrinks By PBS News Hour Iraqi forces have recaptured from the Islamic State group a mosque compound in Western Mosul, a major symbolic victory after months of fighting. The al-Nouri Mosque is where ISIS's leader declared the formation of a so-called caliphate across much of… Continue watching