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Syria sets its sights on the last rebel holdout
The war inside Syria has been raging for seven years, with half a million dead, millions displaced and the complicated battlefield dramatically shifted. Now Bashar al-Assad’s army is preparing for what could be the war’s final major battle. Nick Schifrin…
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News Wrap: Pro-government forces attacked in Syria
In our news wrap Monday, a group monitoring the Syrian war said an overnight missile strike targeted government military bases in Northern Syria. The group said Israel likely carried out the assault that killed 26 pro-government fighters, including many Iranians.
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The small Scottish island where Syrian refugees found peace
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…
Syrian rebels to leave key town in eastern Ghouta enclave
The evacuation deal will see the town handed over to the government following years of siege.
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…
In our news wrap Monday, President Trump charged again today that President Obama should have done more to stop Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. This comes after federal indictments for 13 Russians. Also, "Islamic State" attackers in Iraq ambushed…
Turkey's military appeared ready on Friday to invade a Kurdish area of Syria and attack a force who, backed by the U.S., helped liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State. While the U.S. wants to convert them into a stabilization force,…
As the war in Syria raged on over the past six years, hospitals and clinics that were supposed to be treated as "neutral parties" became targets that were repeatedly bombed. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the bloody impact of this tactic with…
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.
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