Iraqi cities at risk of capture by al Qaeda

The Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, where American troops once fought desperate battles against al Qaeda, are in danger of falling back under control of the militants

• Jan 3, 2014
• 1:57

2013 flash points keep simmering at year's end

Between civil war in Syria, nuclear talks with Iran, and instability in North Korea, 2013 was an eventful and trying time on the global stage

• Dec 21, 2013
• 4:30

Syria: Foreign fighters -- many Islamic militants -- joining rebel cause

Foreign fighters from Libya, Iraq, and as far away as Europe, are pouring into Syria to join the rebel cause

• Dec 24, 2013
• 3:29

ISIS cashing in on selling plundered antiquities to fund terror

CBS News got the first look at ISIS' own records which were scooped up in a raid by U.S. special operations forces

• Sep 29, 2015

Syrian rebel commander on why U.S. training program failed

Obama's strategy to defeat ISIS using American-trained Syrian rebels on the ground has proven unsuccessful; CBS News speaks with a rebel leader on why

• Sep 29, 2015

U.S. ship set to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons

The U.S. Navy's Cape Ray will play a major role in ensuring the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons goes smoothly

• Dec 17, 2013
• 2:03

Iran, Syria, Ukraine test U.S. foreign policy savvy

The U.S. faces a host of global challenges, but analysts say America's ability to control events abroad may be limited

• Dec 15, 2013
• 11:10

U.N: 1.1 million Syrian refugees are children

A new report released by the United Nations on the impact of Syria's civil war reveals that at least 1.1 million refugees are children. Of those, some 75 percent are under the age of 12

• Nov 29, 2013
• 0:23

Syrian government accused of using starvation as weapon

Activists say Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad are blocking the delivery of food and medicine to rebel-held areas, and children are most at risk

• Nov 26, 2013
• 2:32

Foreign fighters in Syria pose broader security threat

Flash Points: Thousands of young radicals are pouring into Syria to fight in that country's civil war, but the danger they pose won't end there

• Nov 26, 2013
• 4:11

Obama says ISIS fight will be a "long-term campaign"

A group of world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss terrorism

• Sep 29, 2015

Cameron calls Assad one of the "recruiting sergeants" for ISIS

As millions of migrants flee Syria and its civil war, David Cameron defends the U.K.'s support of refugee camps

• Sep 29, 2015

Ambassador Samantha Power on Iran, sanctions: "We have to test this regime"

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power discusses the delicate foreign policy situations in Iran and Syria

• Nov 14, 2013
• 5:11

New U.S. sanctions reveal sprawling ISIS network

Intel shows U.S. believes al Qaeda and ISIS have been working together on tactical level, despite official hostility to one another

• Sep 29, 2015

Israeli air strikes targeted two bases in Syria

Israeli warplanes targeted missiles reportedly headed to Hezbollah fighters aligned with the Syrian regime

• Nov 1, 2013
• 3:06

Ambassador takes heat from senators over U.S. Syria response

Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador to Syria, was grilled in a Senate hearing Thursday, with lawmakers accusing the Obama administration of breaking its promise to deliver military aid to Syrian rebels

• Oct 31, 2013
• 1:49

Video reveals Iranian forces fighting inside Syria

Footage shot by a Tehran cameraman, who was invited to record the mission, shows what happened when the Iranians took the Syrians into rebel territory

• Oct 31, 2013
• 3:39

GOP senators assail Obama administration's Syria policy

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the strife in Syria is no longer a "civil war," but rather a "regional conflict"

• Oct 31, 2013
• 1:44

Mounting violence in Iraq: Can the U.S. help?

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's visit to the U.S. to seek help could be a moment of leverage for American interests in the Middle East

• Oct 31, 2013
• 3:46

Headlines: Syria destroys its chemical weapons factories

"CBS This Morning" takes a look at some of the day's headlines from around the globe

• Oct 31, 2013
• 1:24

Is Syria about to become the next Rwanda?

Flash Points: Bob Orr and Juan Zarate discuss what difference, if any, Syrian rebels have seen following a U.S. promise to provide them with military support

• Jun 27, 2013
• 4:24

America's support for Syrian rebels: "Too little, too late"?

Does President Obama's decision to provide military support to Syrian rebels signal a new phase in the conflict, and is it enough to make a difference on the ground?

• Jun 20, 2013
• 5:24

Joint military exercises in Jordan send signal to Assad

Joint military exercises in the Jordanian desert strengthen U.S.-Jordanian ties and send message to Assad

• Jun 19, 2013
• 1:30

Obama, Putin cite shared goals in Syria

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they have different perspectives on the Syrian civil war, but shared interests in "reducing violence" in the war-torn country

• Jun 17, 2013
• 1:51

WH: "Physiological" evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria

Deputy National Security Adviser details "broad range" of evidence of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime in the Syrian civil war

• Jun 14, 2013
• 1:28

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