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Jan 02

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News Wrap: Julián Castro drops out of 2020 Democratic field

In our news wrap Thursday, the Democratic presidential primary field narrowed again as Julián Castro dropped out. The former Obama housing secretary, the only Latino still in the race, had failed to make headway in polls or in fundraising. Also,…

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Oct 17

Watch 12:50
Turkish ambassador to U.S. disputes that Erdogan agreed to a ‘cease-fire’

Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday about Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria. They agreed to a five-day pause in the operation, but disagreed about…

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Oct 07

Watch 4:25
Trump’s abrupt military departure from Syria draws fierce criticism

A day after the White House announced that President Trump was withdrawing all U.S. forces on the Syrian-Turkish border, U.S. bases there are deserted. Trump's abrupt decision now potentially puts the Kurdish-led, American-supported Syrian Democratic Forces directly in harm's way…

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Oct 07

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Leaving Syria is ‘knife in the back’ for Kurdish forces, Panetta says

The U.S. military is on the way out of northeastern Syria, and it appears that Turkish forces are on their way in. What does President Trump's decision to withdraw troops mean for Syria and Kurdish forces? Amna Nawaz gets reaction…

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Sep 12

Watch 11:23
Former top U.S. military official in Mideast on the outlook for peace in Syria

The war in Syria rages on, with President Bashar al-Assad's regime continuing its onslaught of airstrikes in northwest Idlib province -- the last rebel stronghold. Stephanie Sy reports and talks to retired Gen. Joseph Votel, who until recently oversaw U.S.

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Jun 29

Meet the Syrian women educating refugee girls about early marriage

By Larisa Epatko

For many Syrian refugees, their troubles don’t end when they reach a safer destination. With little of their own resources, some refugee families marry off their girls to try to give them more financial security and a chance at a…

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Jun 20

‘It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen a flower’: Life in a Syrian refugee camp

By Larisa Epatko

Since Syria's civil war began, Jordan has taken in about 666,100 Syrian refugees. This is what life is like for some of them who live in the Azraq refugee camp.

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Mar 28

Watch 7:27
The small Scottish island where Syrian refugees found peace

By PBS News Hour

Once a flourishing vacation destination, the population of Scotland's Isle of Bute has shrunk and its economy withered. But the arrival of 24 Syrian families is contributing to an atmosphere of regeneration. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on how they’re…

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Nov 10

Photos: Inside the pediatric unit of a Jordan refugee camp

By Sebastian Rich

Between October 2016 and August 2017, some 1,415 children have been born at this unit in Azraq, which averages six births a day.

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Mar 28

Watch 8:33
Struggling to scrape by, Syrian refugees take low-paying jobs in Turkey

By PBS News Hour

Millions of Syrians who have fled to Turkey are caught in a situation where they have no real access to state services and are treated like second class citizens. Safe from war, they are still vulnerable and being exploited. Special…

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