'The Aleppo Evil' Is Making A Comeback
It's a disfiguring disease spread by the bite of sand flies. And there are fears that the Syrian refugee problem is triggering a dramatic increase in cases.
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Dozens Of U.S. Diplomats Call For Military Pressure On Syria's Assad Regime
About 50 State Department officials have signed an internal memo that reportedly calls for targeted military strikes to push Bashar Assad toward the negotiating table.
Fact Check: Donald Trump And Syrian Refugees
President Obama wants to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S. this year. Donald Trump says there is a "tremendous flow" coming into the U.S. and he wants to suspend the program.
Two Deadly Blasts Near Holy Shrine Outside Damascus Kill At Least 12 People
At least 12 people were killed and 55 injured in twin bombings near a revered shrine, Syrian state media reports. The Sayyida Zeinab shrine is seen as a symbolic stronghold of the regime.
Bashar Assad's Defiance Points To A Syrian Peace Effort In Tatters
The Syrian president says he'll take back "every inch" of his ravaged country. It's the latest sign that U.S. efforts to find a diplomatic resolution are failing.
Reporting On The War In Syria, Despite The Obstacles To Being There
Anne Barnard of The New York Times and Thanassis Cambanis from The Century Foundation fell in love when they were reporting on the war in Iraq. Now based in Beirut, they continue to cover the region.
1st Aid Convoy Since 2012 Arrives In Besieged Damascus Suburb
The international aid convoy reached Daraya less than a month after government forces turned away a previous delivery attempt.
Once A National Hero, Syria's Lone Cosmonaut Is Now A Refugee In Turkey
Mohammed Faris traveled to the Mir Space Station nearly three decades ago, becoming so famous that Syria's president was jealous of him. Now he's one of the many Syrians who has fled to Turkey.
Shoulder Patches Spark A Diplomatic Flap Between Turkey And The U.S.
The central issue: the Kurdish YPG militia, which the U.S. views as a key ally against the Islamic State in Syria, has been branded a terrorist organization by Turkey's government.
Doctors Without Borders Evacuating Key Syrian Hospital Amid ISIS Offensive
ISIS reportedly has seized villages near Syria's border with Turkey, trapping tens of thousands of civilians. The evacuated hospital outside Azaz is the aid group's largest medical facility in Syria.