U.N. official says Syrian refugee crisis "cruel beyond belief"

Since December, 900,000 civilians have been forced to flee Syrian and Russian bombs in the northwest. Most are women and children.

• Feb 19, 2020

Displaced Syrians are camping in freezing conditions

A military offensive in northwestern Syria has created one of the worst catastrophes for civilians in the country's long-running war.​

• Feb 15, 2020

Self-help tool helps Syrians deal with the trauma of war

A program at one of the world's largest refugee camps helps displaced Syrians struggling with mental health and well-being.

• Feb 15, 2020

Oscar-nominated filmmaker on the suffering "still happening" in Syria

Filmmaker Waad al-Kateab's Oscar-nominated documentary is a moving account of life during the five-year siege of Aleppo, Syria.

• Jan 28, 2020

European migrant crisis

The European migrant crisis peaked in 2015, but migration rates have since declined drastically. But there's still public anxiety in countries like Germany as refugees flee their countries and relocate. Demetrios Papademetriou, president emeritus and co-founder of the Migration Policy Institute, joins Tanya Rivero with more for CBSN Originals: Out Of Aleppo.

• Jul 22, 2018
• 08:45

How chemical warfare has impacted Syria

A study released in February said that over 300 chemical attacks have taken place during Syria's ongoing civil war. Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, joinS CBSN to discuss the effect of chemical warfare in the war-torn nation.

• Mar 14, 2019
• 06:32

State of the Syrian refugee crisis

The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the worst in the world, with more than 6 million people internally displaced. Chatham House's Allaa Barri joins CBSN to discuss where refugees are going, and the dire need for humanitarian aid in the country.

• Mar 13, 2019
• 06:37

Jonathan Vigliotti on covering Syria

CBS News foreign correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti traveled to cities like Homs and Palmyra in Syria -- and explains why residents there haven't been able to return to a state of normalcy.

• Mar 13, 2019
• 03:23

Ben Stiller urges U.S. to save more Syrian refugees from "limbo"

"We are a country that was built on refugees and immigrants," actor and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador says. "They should not to be demonized."

• Mar 13, 2019

Syrian children talk about impact of war

About half a million Syrians have been killed in the country's civil war and more have been injured. Caroline Hawley from our partners at the BBC spoke with some of the children who have been impacted by the brutal fighting.

• Mar 8, 2019
• 03:58

Civilians flee final territory held by ISIS

With few civilians left, ISIS fighters face inevitable defeat

• Feb 12, 2019

29 children and babies die from cold as families seek shelter: Report

"Children are dying from hypothermia as their families flee to safety," said Elizabeth Hoff, WHO representative in Syria.

• Jan 31, 2019

Dutch church's 97-day marathon Mass wins refugee family a home

Hundreds of clergy volunteered to keep the service going for months, using an obscure law to shield an Armenian family from deportation

• Jan 30, 2019

Disgraced reporter may have embezzled donations for war orphans

Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel said Sunday it would file a criminal complaint against a disgraced reporter

• Dec 24, 2018

State of Syrian conflict

An estimated 13 million people have been displaced since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011. The ongoing conflict continues to fuel the country's refugee crisis. Jamine El-Gamal, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former Syria adviser for the Pentagon, joins Tanya Rivero to discuss more for CBSN Originals: Out Of Aleppo.

• Jul 22, 2018
• 08:44

Returning to Syria

Though migration rates have declined since 2015, Syrian refugees are slow to return to their country and homes. Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace joins Tanya Rivero to discuss the plight of the Syrian people for CBSN Originals: Out Of Aleppo.

• Jul 22, 2018
• 06:24

Syrian women, girls, forced to pay for aid with "sexual services"

Report by United Nations agency finds exploitation of displaced Syrians continues 3 years after charities were warned

• Feb 27, 2018

Safe or not, Syrian refugees slowly start coming home

Simple homesickness, harsh weather and discrimination lead some to risk it all, all over again

• Feb 2, 2018

Mediterranean leaders seek help with huge refugee burden

Cyprus, Greece and Jordan pledge to fight terrorism, but say they and others need more help hosting thousands of displaced Syrians

• Jan 17, 2018

Will the U.S. meet refugee admission goals, and stick to them?

People on front line of U.S. efforts to ease refugee crisis say confusion over Trump's policy is slowing things down, and the future is even more uncertain

• Jun 21, 2017

74 bodies wash up on Libyan coast, ICRC says

Migrant deaths have risen to record levels along the Libya-Italy smuggling route across the Mediterranean Sea

• Feb 21, 2017

Holly Williams on refugees, ISIS

CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams was one of the first network journalists to report on ISIS' sweep into Iraq's second largest city, Mosul. She has received a number of awards, including an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award on behalf of CBS News for coverage on the migrant crisis in Europe. She joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss President Trump's comments on refugees and fighting ISIS.

• Jan 27, 2017
• 04:48

Refugees face miserable conditions in northern Syria

CBS News' Holly Williams visited a Syrian refugee camp, and people there say they have nothing but mud

• Dec 19, 2016

Syria's White Helmets

Hundreds of civilians have escaped Aleppo in a deal that gives the Assad dictatorship control of the city decimated by Syrian and Russian bombs. Those air strikes have intensified in recent days. As Scott Pelley reports for Sunday's "60 Minutes," a group of volunteer rescue workers called the White Helmets are the hope the Syrian people need.

• Dec 15, 2016
• 02:32

Aleppo devastation

Buses that were supposed to evacuate civilians from the last rebel-held area of Aleppo left empty Wednesday morning after a ceasefire broke down, and shellings and airstrikes resumed. The U.N. Human Rights chief said the bombardment of Aleppo may constitute a war crime, reports Holly Williams.

• Dec 14, 2016
• 02:28

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