syrian war

Why are hospitals targeted in Syria? ‘People lose hope’

By PBS News Hour

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…

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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.

McMaster casts doubt on U.S. sending more troops to Syria

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump's national security adviser is expressing doubt the U.S. will send more ground troops to Syria.

Tillerson says missile strikes carry a message for others

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian air base carry a message for any nation operating outside of international norms.

Airstrike on rebel-held parts of Syria kill and wound dozens

By Associated Press

Warplanes struck rebel-held parts of Syria Saturday killing and wounding scores of people amid clashes on multiple fronts.

‘Come From Away’ celebrates town that opened its doors on 9/11 — and now welcomes Syrian families

By Corinne Segal

The Broadway musical "Come From Away" celebrates how volunteers in Gander, Newfoundland, welcomed strangers on 9/11 -- a tradition that continues today.

Photo of a Syrian man listening to records in his bombed-out bedroom is about life, not war

By Larisa Epatko

The image has spread widely across the Internet of a man listening to a gramophone in what’s left of his bedroom in Aleppo, Syria. The AFP photographer, Joseph Eid, thinks he knows why it struck a chord with so many.

You asked: Are Syrian children getting the help they need?

By Larisa Epatko

Through activities like art classes intended to help them express their distress, children in Syria gradually learn to relax and draw houses and blue skies, rather than tanks and bomb-dropping planes.

Judge: Revised Trump ban cannot be enforced on Syrian family

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his new travel ban against a Syrian family looking to escape their war-torn homeland by fleeing to Wisconsin.

1 in 4 Syrian children at risk of mental health disorders, new report says

By Larisa Epatko

About 3 million Syrian children are under the age of 6 and know nothing but war, says a new report from the nonprofit group Save the Children. Here's what you should know.