Syria

President Obama and Vladimir Putin met for 90 minutes after the Russian president's Monday speech at the United Nations.

Putin, Obama Meet On Syria, But Sharp Disagreements Remain

1:27pm September 29, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia's military buildup in Syria has raised alarms in the West, but many Russians see it as necessary to counter Islamist extremism. Russian analysts say Putin risks involvement in a quagmire.

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Syrians arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos are part of the largest flow of refugees since World War II. The challenge for the U.N. is to find the funds and political will to address refugee needs while tackling the newly ratified Sustainable Developme

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Are The New U.N. Global Goals Too Ambitious?

6:57pm September 28, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

End poverty and hunger. Educate all kids. Fight climate change. Can the U.N. do all that while coping with the biggest refugee flow since WWII?

Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep in New York on Saturday. Rouhani offered his thoughts on Syria's future, the recent nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, freedom of expression and other issues.

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Transcript: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's Full NPR Interview

1:21pm September 28, 2015

In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the Iranian president discusses the landmark nuclear deal, prospects for resolving the crisis in Syria and issues of freedom of expression in Iran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani prepares to speak with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Saturday in New York. Rouhani reaffirmed Iran's commitment to the nuclear deal and said his country would be willing to discuss Syria's future with the United States â aft

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Iran's President: 'Driving Out The Terrorists' Is Key To Syria's Future

9:46am September 28, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reaffirms his commitment to the nuclear deal and tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Iran is willing to discuss Syria's future with the U.S. — only after ISIS is defeated.

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Iraq Says It Will Share Anti-ISIS Intelligence With Iran, Russia

11:41am September 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The announcement from Baghdad came as France said it had conducted its first airstrikes against the Islamic State group.

A Syrian refugee mother comforts her daughter after they spent the night in a parking lot on the Austrian side of the Hungarian-Austrian border. More than 4 million Syrians have fled the civil war in their devastated homeland, and such crises can take dec

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Imagine It's The Year 2045. Will The Syrian Refugee Crisis Be Resolved?

6:52pm September 26, 2015

by Hannah Bloch

Refugee crises start as short-term emergencies, like Afghanistan in 1979. Then they become a challenge for decades — like Afghan refugees today, and perhaps Syrian refugees in the years to come.

Syrian Rebels Trained By U.S. Gave Equipment To Al Nusra Front

9:30pm September 25, 2015

by Laura Wagner

U.S. Central Command says the rebel fighters apparently turned over the equipment in return for safe passage in the region.

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North Carolina Prepares For More Syrian Refugees

7:59pm September 23, 2015

by Emily McCord

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A Syrian refugee woman walks to the ferry Eleftherios Venizelos, which functions as a registration center and accommodation for migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Kos, on Aug. 17. The Islamic State has released multiple videos calling on refugee

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The Flood Of Syrian Refugees Puts ISIS On The Defensive

2:56pm September 22, 2015

by Deborah Amos

The Islamic State claims it's building a caliphate that welcomes true Muslims. But Syrian refugees, as well as those displaced inside the country, are sending a very different message as they flee.

Syrian refugee woman cries by one of her children as she and family members arrive in an overcrowded dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast, on Saturday.

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Dozens Of Migrants Feared Dead In Aegean Sea Boat Accidents

3:17pm September 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

At least 13 refugees were killed when a ferry boat hit their dinghy and two dozen other are missing in after a boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos.