World Oct 20 Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10 By Albert Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Dec 20 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Turkish police detain seven over Russian ambassador assassination In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkish police detained seven people in connection to the assassination of Russia’s ambassador, Andrei Karlov, who was shot dead Tuesday at an art gallery. Also, in Syria, buses evacuated more people from east Aleppo, as… By PBS News Hour
World Dec 12 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Syrian forces on the verge of recapturing Aleppo In our news wrap Monday, the Syrian army and its allies appeared on the verge of recapturing the city of Aleppo. The military said it now controls 99 percent of eastern Aleppo, leaving rebels with a tiny enclave. Also, in… By PBS News Hour
World Dec 11 ISIS recaptures ancient city of Palmyra The Islamic State began its advance around Palmyra on Thursday. Syrian government forces captured the city in March. By Michael D. Regan
World Sep 22 Watch 3:05 Launching new strikes, defiant Assad blames U.S. for failed cease-fire The Syrian army announced a major new offensive against the rebel-held, eastern sectors of Aleppo. That came after scores of airstrikes lit the skies of Aleppo overnight. It was all a thundering, brutal answer to Secretary of State John Kerry’s… By PBS News Hour
Feb 21 Exchanging Fire in Syria’s War By Larisa Epatko "As in the ruins of Beirut, Sarajevo or Stalingrad, it is a sniper's war; men stalk their fellow man down telescopic sights, hunting a glimpse of flesh, an eyeball peering from a crack," writes Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic about Syria. Continue reading