The Impact of War

Syrian refugee Maryam al-Jaddou sits with her children Maria (left) and Hasan in their apartment in Dallas. Jaddou says she decided to leave Syria in 2012 after her family's home in Homs was bombed and there was nowhere safe left to live.

Texas Pulls Out Of Federal Refugee Resettlement Program

5:45pm September 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement means that aid agencies will have to deal directly with the federal government. State services and benefits for refugees in Texas are expected to end in January.

Charles Mayer, 30, of San Diego survived an IED attack while serving in Iraq in 2010, but has suffered from complications including PTSD.

War Studies Suggest A Concussion Leaves The Brain Vulnerable To PTSD

5:11pm September 26, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are far more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they have suffered a concussion. The reason may be a change in the brain's fear circuits.

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Longtime Reporter Recalls Afghanistan Before And After Sept. 11

5:06pm September 11, 2016

Veteran AP reporter Kathy Gannon discusses her experience covering the war in Afghanistan from the beginning, and describes what has changed over the last 15 years.

President Obama announced on Tuesday in Laos that the U.S. will provide additional assistance to help remove unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. during the Vietnam War. "Given our history here, I believe the United States has a moral obligation to help L

Obama Pledges To Help 'Heal' Laos, Decades After U.S. Bombings

4:35pm September 06, 2016

by Elise Hu

In a historic visit, the president pledges to double funding to clear the many unexploded bombs that are leftovers from the Vietnam War.

Chris and 1 1/2-year-old Kayley play in mud puddles.

National

After Loss In Afghanistan, Vivid Memories Of A Loving, 'Goofball' Father And Husband

10:18am September 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

In this installment of StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Jenna Henderson remembers her late husband, Army Sgt. First Class Chris Henderson, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007.

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A 5-year-old boy, identified in news reports as Omran Daqneesh, sits in an ambulance Wednesday after reportedly being pulled out of a building hit by an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria.

This Photo May Not Change The World But It Moved One Mom To Act

5:28pm August 22, 2016

by Marisol Andino

Can a single photo make a difference? For one NPR audience member — who admits she knew little of the Syrian war before last week — the answer is yes.

World News

Latest On Aleppo After Doctors' Open Letter To Obama

9:14am August 13, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon checks back in with a surgeon from Aleppo, Dr. Osama Abo El Ezz, about the current situation in the besieged Syrian city.

Yemenis gather around a burnt car after it was targeted by a drone strike killing three suspected al-Qaida militants in January 2015.

U.S. Releases Procedures For Approving Strikes Against Terror Suspects

4:08pm August 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The document provides a window into the decision-making process for authorizing drone strikes and other forms of lethal force.

President Obama speaks to reporters after meeting his National Security Council at the Pentagon on Thursday.

'Their Military Defeat Will Not Be Enough': Obama Discusses Efforts To Counter ISIS

6:40pm August 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Two years ago, "to many observers, ISIL looked invincible," Obama said at the Pentagon on Thursday. But now: "ISIL turns out not to be invincible, they're in fact inevitably going to be defeated."

Fish are removed from the New York Aquarium in 1941, which is to be demolished as part of the construction work and improvement for the Battery-Brooklyn Tunnel in New York City.

#NPRreads: These 3 Stories Are A Real Catch

4:00pm July 30, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.