Syrian airstrikes

The Syrian government continues its attack on one of the largest rebel-held territories near Damascus. The strikes are impacting civilians, who have already dealt with years of war. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• Feb 6, 2018
• 2:07

Trump's first year

USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to look back on President Trump's decision to use military force in Syria, after the Syrian government killed dozens of civilians in a chemical attack.

• Jan 16, 2018
• 1:26

Raqqa progress slow

About 250 ISIS fighters are thought to holed up in a small area of Raqqa, the terror group's self-proclaimed capital. Holly Williams got a rare look inside the "shattered heart of Raqqa" and reports on the progress to reclaim the city.

• Oct 12, 2017
• 2:02

Syrians ready for ISIS fight

As U.S.-backed forces close in on ISIS' self-proclaimed capital in Syria, Raqqa, people are volunteering to help finish off the terror group. Holly Williams reports from Syria.

• Oct 10, 2017
• 2:19

War photographer recounts abduction

Photographer Jonathan Alpeyrie travels the world to document the stark realities of war. On a trip to Syria in 2013, Alpeyrie was kidnapped while moving toward the front lines. His new book titled "The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria," details the 81-day ordeal. He joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the harrowing experience and what it's like to document countries in crisis.

• Oct 10, 2017
• 4:14

Reclaiming Raqqa

ISIS has held the Syrian city Raqqa for more than three years. Now, U.S.-backed forces in the Syrian military are beginning a final push to drive the terrorist organization out. Holly Williams has more from Raqqa.

• Oct 8, 2017
• 1:32

U.S. challenges backing ISIS battle

U.S.-backed forces in Syria are marking an important milestone in the fight against ISIS. U.S. Central Command says the fighters broke through a key defensive wall and entered the old city of Raqqa, but with multiple countries vying for influence in the region, the fight to oust ISIS has become complicated. Holly Williams reports.

• Jul 4, 2017
• 2:22

ISIS surrounded in Raqqa

In Iraq Monday, ISIS sent female suicide bombers to attack Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, killing one. It was an act of desperation, with U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close to recapturing the entire city. In Syria, ISIS is surrounded in Raqqa, with several competing armies jockeying for position. Holly Williams reports from northern Syria.

• Jul 3, 2017
• 2:28

Inside Raqqa

U.S.-backed forces are getting closer to ridding Raqqa of ISIS, who have made the city their stronghold. But much of the city is already destroyed and some ISIS gunmen are determined to fight to the end. Holly Williams reports from inside the city.

• Jul 2, 2017
• 3:24

"City of Ghosts"

Director Matthew Heineman and Syrian journalist Abdalaziz Alhamza discuss their upcoming documentary "City of Ghosts" which focuses on a very unusual group of citizen journalists putting their lives on the line in the fight against ISIS in Syria.

• Jul 2, 2017
• 5:57

Former ambassador on Russia, Syria

Former Ambassador William Burns, who spent spent 33 years in the U.S. Foreign Service before retiring from the State Department in 2014, served as deputy secretary of state under President Obama and as ambassador to Russia from 2005 to 2008. Now president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Burns joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the "very combustible situation" with Russia and Syria, and the message President Trump needs to send to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

• Jun 28, 2017
• 5:22

Chemical weapons use

President Trump appears to have drawn his own "red line" over chemical weapons in Syria. On Monday night, the U.S. warned the Assad regime it will pay a heavy price if it launches another chemical attack. David Martin reports that U.S. intelligence spotted activity at a suspected chemical weapons site.

• Jun 27, 2017
• 2:05

Inside Raqqa

Iraq's army may be just days away from retaking all of Mosul -- Iraq's second largest city -- from ISIS. And in Syria, U.S.-backed forces have moved into Raqqa City, ISIS' self-declared capital. CBS News' Holly Williams is the first U.S. network correspondent to report from inside the city.

• Jun 26, 2017
• 2:49

U.S.-Russia tensions rising

Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are rising after the U.S. downed a Syrian jet Sunday. Washington and Moscow are backing different sides in Syria's civil war, which has dragged on for more than six years. Holly Williams reports.

• Jun 19, 2017
• 1:22

U.S. doctors in Syria

In the civilized world, hospitals are off limits in war. But in Syria, the dictatorship of Bashar al Assad is hitting hospitals relentlessly, killing more than 800 doctors and medical workers. On assignment for "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley traveled to Syria to meet the American doctors putting their lives on the line.

• Jun 16, 2017
• 2:08

World Food Programme

As the battle for Raqqa intensifies, workers from the World Food Programme are working on the frontlines in Syria. They are working to get food to millions of people in need who have fled the fighting. Seth Doane has more.

• May 27, 2017
• 2:19

Raqqa refugees

In Syria, U.S. backed forces are closing in on Raqqa, the ISIS capital. Families by the hundreds are fleeing ahead of the battle. Holly Williams reports.

• May 17, 2017
• 1:48

Assad strengthens hold in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces are consolidating control of major cities after an agreement has allowed some rebel fighters to leave. A destroyed neighborhood in Homs was once a rebel-stronghold, but now some in the opposition are giving up. Seth Doane reports from Syria.

• May 16, 2017
• 5:48

Inside Syria

Seth Doane is in the capital of Syria, Damascus, where the Syrian army is claiming victory. In a nearby suburb, 1,500 rebels and their families are fleeing the destruction.

• May 14, 2017
• 1:53

Syrian airstrike

A misdirected U.S. airstrike in northern Syria killed 18 allied fighters on Tuesday. Troops on the ground requested the strike, believing the site was held by ISIS forces. The U.S. military called the incident "tragic" and said it was investigating.

• Apr 13, 2017
• 0:28

Assad response analysis

Syrian President Bashar Assad claims that a chemical attack in his country was a "100% fabrication." The White House has repeatedly accused Assad of carrying out the attack, which killed dozens of adults and children. Washington Post political reporter Jenna Johnson reacts on CBSN.

• Apr 13, 2017
• 7:46

Assad responds

Syrian President Bashar Assad says that reports of a chemical attack on his own people are "100% fabricated."

• Apr 13, 2017
• 0:55

U.S.-Russia "low point"

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in his visit to Moscow that relations between the U.S. and Syria are at a "low point." Tara Palmeri of Politico and Franco Ordoñez of McClatchy D.C. join "Red & Blue" to discuss.

• Apr 12, 2017
• 16:39

U.N. Syria vote

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution relating to the chemical attack in Idlib, Syria. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, a Council on Foreign Relations fellow, spoke to CBSN about what this vote could mean for the future of Syria.

• Apr 12, 2017
• 5:00

Tillerson's goals in Russia talks

Fran Townsend, former homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush and CBS News senior national security analyst, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the Trump administration's increased criticism of Russia, Moscow's role in the chemical attack in Syria, and options for pressuring Russia to get out of Syria's civil war.

• Apr 12, 2017
• 3:19

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