One hundred thirty U.S. military advisors have arrived in Iraq to assess how to help the Yazidis, a religious minority who are stranded on a mountain top after being forced to flee from ISIS attacks

One hundred thirty U.S. military advisors have arrived in Iraq to assess how to help the Yazidis, a religious minority who are stranded on a mountain top after being forced to flee from ISIS attacks. Meanwhile, ISIS continues its attempts to shoot down helicopters dropping food and supplies. Holly Williams reports from Erbil, Iraq.

• Aug 13, 2014
• 2:19

The president says the U.S. is readying airstrikes - if necessary - against Islamic militants in Iraq; humanitarian mission to drop food and water for refugees concluded

President Obama authorized airstrikes "if necessary" against Islamic militants who have advanced into the Kurdish region of Iraq and seized the country's largest dam.

• Aug 7, 2014
• 3:46

Elizabeth Palmer provides a first-hand account of what life is like in a Syrian city ravaged by over three years of civil war

Elizabeth Palmer reports from inside the city of Aleppo -- a first-hand account of what life is like in a Syrian city ravaged by over three years of civil war.

• Jun 22, 2014
• 2:38

Refugees are flooding out of Mosul into the northern city of Erbil, but hardly any of them are frightened of ISIS's armed extremists

Refugees are flooding out of Mosul into the northern city of Erbil, but hardly any of them are frightened of ISIS's armed extremists. Most are Sunni Muslims who resent their country's government. Holly Williams reports.

• Jun 14, 2014
• 2:35

Continuing his Middle East visit, Pope Francis flew from Jordan to Bethlehem in the West Bank to visit with Palestinian refugees

Continuing his Middle East visit, Pope Francis flew from Jordan to Bethlehem in the West Bank to visit with Palestinian refugees. This is the first time a Pope has flown directly to the the West Bank instead of Israel. Adriana Diaz reports.

• May 25, 2014
• 1:26

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom traveled to Jordan to meet with children from Syria

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom traveled to Jordan to meet with children from Syria and their families, whose lives have been devastated by the conflict in their home country.

• Apr 16, 2014
• 1:16

Ten years since Syrian civil war began

It has been 10 years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions have been displaced from their homes. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero with her perspective from reporting on one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

• Mar 15, 2021
• 10:07

Ten years since start of Syrian civil war

It has been 10 years since a violent crackdown on protests against Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad began escalating into civil war. Since then, more than 388,000 people have died and millions fled their homes. Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, joined "CBSN AM" to discuss the ongoing impact.

• Mar 15, 2021
• 9:21

Syrian refugees at "breaking point" after 10 years of civil war

Ammar Haj's family are just surviving as refugees in Jordan, but with child labor, sexual violence and suicide attempts rising - and hope fading - they're may be the lucky ones.

• Mar 10, 2021

Viet Thanh Nguyen talks about new novel

Best-selling author Viet Thanh Nguyen talks to Jan Crawford about his new novel, out this week. "The Committed," a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Sympathizer," continues the story of the refugee narrator from Nguyen's first book. The novels have earned him the description as "a conscience of American literature."

• Mar 3, 2021
• 6:33

Humanitarian crisis in Tigray

Ethiopia is moving closer to peace talks in its northern Tigray Region. On Friday, officials in Tigray laid out conditions for negotiations, including unrestricted access to humanitarian aid. Lana Zak spoke with Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, about the humanitarian crisis in that region.

• Feb 20, 2021
• 9:12

Climate change driving migration in Central America

In Central America, whole communities were wiped out by hurricanes that were strengthened by human-caused climate change in the 2020 season. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli speaks to migrants heading north in search of safety. Then Kayly Ober, a senior advocate at Refugees International, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to talk about climate-driven migration happening across the globe.

• Feb 17, 2021
• 10:01

U.S. to resettle more child refugees fleeing violence around the world

The commitment is part of the Biden administration's efforts to rebuild the country's long-standing refugee program, which was gutted under Trump.

• Feb 11, 2021

Biden proposes raising refugee ceiling to 62,500 spots for this year

President Biden called it a "down payment" on his commitment to resettle up to 125,000 refugees during fiscal year 2022, which begins in October.

• Feb 5, 2021

Biden signs order to ramp up refugee admissions

Trump repeatedly slashed refugee admissions, allocating 15,000 spots last year — a historic low.

• Feb 5, 2021

Paris police accused of "shocking" tactics in clearing migrant camp

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has promised an investigation as officers stand accused of hitting protesters and journalists with truncheons, and he wants it done in 48 hours.

• Nov 24, 2020

Taliban urges Biden to withdraw U.S. troops

The Taliban is calling on President-elect Joe Biden to stick with a February agreement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers have all resigned in a show of defiance after four politicians were expelled from the government, and Sudan is bracing for up to 200,000 refugees to pour into the country while trying to escape deadly violence in neighboring Ethiopia. CBS News' Rylee Carlson has the headlines from London.

• Nov 11, 2020
• 2:05

Revisiting Trump's border wall promise

In 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to build a wall spanning the entire southern border with Mexico. Mireya Villarreal rode along with Border Patrol to see how those plans developed.

• Oct 31, 2020
• 2:27

Violence threatens Afghan-Taliban peace talks

Deadly clashes and attacks are gripping parts of Afghanistan's Helmand province as fragile peace talks with the Taliban continue. The U.S. and Afghan government fired back with airstrikes. BBC News chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet joins CBSN from Kabul to take us through the latest developments.

• Oct 20, 2020
• 11:21

A new effort to help the youngest refugees

The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are teaming up on a major new effort to help young Syrian refugee children, including a new Sesame show in Arabic. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Oct 11, 2020
• 14:02

Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children

The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are teaming up on a major new effort to help young Syrian refugee children, including a new Sesame show in Arabic.

• Oct 11, 2020

Emotional coping tactics for young kids

Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee are collaborating to teach children how to handle tough emotions. The new Sesame edition is being made with refugee kids in mind.

• Oct 11, 2020

U.K. considers housing refugees on ferries

In September alone, nearly 2,000 migrants entered the U.K. illegally by boat -- more than all of 2019. In response, authorities are cracking down on human smugglers, and reportedly considering housing asylum-seekers on disused ferries while their claims are being processed. BBC News' Simon Jones has this report for CBSN.

• Oct 1, 2020
• 1:42

10/1/20: Red and Blue

Trump walking back White Supremacist comments; Fmr. Pres. Jimmy Carter turns 96

• Oct 1, 2020
• 49:21

Trump ramps up race rhetoric at rally

President Trump went all in on his race-tinged rhetoric at a rally in Duluth, Minnesota, on Wednesday night, and went after refugees and Representative Ilhan Omar. Ben Tracy reports.

• Oct 1, 2020
• 2:28

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