U.S. troops spend Thanksgiving in Syria

U.S. troops faced off against Syrians in a friendly Thanksgiving soccer match to mark the holiday. Holly Williams reports from Syria.

• Nov 26, 2020
• 01:54

U.S. troops in Syria mark Thanksgiving with kebabs and soccer

While this Thanksgiving celebration was very different from past ones at home, U.S. service members say there's still plenty to feel grateful for.

• Nov 26, 2020

Even war and COVID fail to dampen U.S. troops' Thanksgiving spirit

More than 100 service members have COVID-19 at a single base in Iraq, but the doctor in charge says the invisible enemy has united the troops in a way he's never seen.

• Nov 26, 2020

Azerbaijan enters region ceded by Armenia

Azerbaijan said its army entered the first of three regions ceded by Armenia under a Russian-brokered peace deal. Also, hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients in Idlib, Syria's last opposition-controlled territory, and at least 37 people were killed in two days of unrest in Uganda as security forces try to quell protests triggered by the arrest of Bobi Wine, a popular musician running for president. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined "CBSN AM" from Johannesburg with those headlines.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 02:23

Trump sent officials to Syria to try to negotiate Austin Tice's release

Sources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn't make a deal.

• Oct 20, 2020

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

British ISIS members charged in murders of U.S. hostages

Two British members of ISIS have been charged for their role in the murders of four American hostages in Syria. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Oct 7, 2020
• 01:45

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

As Syria crumbles, many face the "terrifying" option of refugee life

"I would feel guilty if I go, but I would also feel guilty if I don't."

• Sep 17, 2020

Trump appears to contradict earlier remarks on killing Syria's leader

President tells Fox & Friends he wanted to target Bashar Assad, but Jim Mattis "didn't want to." Two years ago he said it was "never even contemplated."

• Sep 16, 2020

Syria may only be counting 1.25% of its actual coronavirus deaths

The government has confirmed only 109 coronavirus deaths, but a mortuary official says it's killing that many people daily in Damascus alone.

• Sep 15, 2020

Russia vows to help Syria "break through" crippling U.S. sanctions

Vladimir Putin has vowed once again to come to the rescue of his ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad.

• Sep 9, 2020

WorldView: Australia bushfires and more

A New South Wales volunteer firefighter dies battling bushfires, raising the death toll to 10, with no end in sight for beleaguered Australians. The U.S. military has bombed five targets across Iraq in Syria in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor. And the Taliban says it has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire, despite recent reports. CBS News' Gwen Baumgardner rounds up the world headlines from London.

• Dec 30, 2019
• 02:12

U.S. troops injured in tense encounter with Russian forces in Syria

The injuries were minor, but such confrontations have become common, and a U.S. official says the Russians were "reckless" on this occasion.

• Aug 27, 2020

Deadly clash reported between U.S. and Syrian forces

Syrian media and a war monitoring group say the incident started when American forces were denied passage at a checkpoint near a Syrian air base.

• Aug 17, 2020

Clarissa Ward, and her producer prepare to confront a dangerous militant Islamist on his turf in Syria

First-time 60 Minutes correspondent, Clarissa Ward, and her producer prepare to confront a dangerous militant Islamist on his turf in Syria.

• Feb 19, 2014
• 04:46

A U.N. official tweeted a photo of a 4-year-old Syrian refugee who became briefly separated from his family during the long walk through the desert to Jordan

A U.N. official tweeted a photo of a 4-year-old Syrian refugee who became briefly separated from his family during the long walk through the desert to Jordan. James Brown reports.

• Feb 17, 2014
• 00:22

Miss the second half of the show? The latest on the Winter Olympics in Sochi and more with a panel of experts

Miss the second half of the show? The latest on the Winter Olympics in Sochi and more with a panel of experts.

• Feb 9, 2014
• 23:54

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough discusses immigration reform, the Sochi Olympics, Iran, Syria, and other issues

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough discusses immigration reform, the Sochi Olympics, Iran, Syria, and other issues.

• Feb 2, 2014
• 07:29

Fatima Khan has traveled to Geneva to seek justice for her son, Dr. Abbas Khan, a British orthopedic surgeon and father of two who traveled to Syria to treat the victims of the country’s civil war and ended up dead in a Syrian prison

Fatima Khan has traveled to Geneva to seek justice for her son, Dr. Abbas Khan, a British orthopedic surgeon and father of two who traveled to Syria to treat the victims of the country’s civil war and ended up dead in a Syrian prison. For Fatima, the peace talks in Geneva are a chance to confront the Syrian government. Clarissa Ward reports.

• Feb 13, 2014
• 03:25

Al Qaeda’s leadership forces an Iraqi affiliate out of the fold, and some are hoping the move could provide an opening for moderate Syrian rebels

Flash Points: CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the recent rift between al Qaeda factions fighting in Syria and what it could mean for the civil war there.

• Feb 7, 2014
• 04:03

Heba Sawan, a 24-year-old Syrian who survived a chemical weapons attack near Damascus last August, recounts the horrific scene she witnessed

Heba Sawan, a 24-year-old Syrian who survived a chemical weapons attack near Damascus last August, recounts the horrific scene she witnessed.

• Feb 7, 2014
• 02:05

The Syrian city of Homs was evacuated during a 3-day ceasefire. The ceasefire was supposed to allow relief workers to get inside the city, but a mortar attack has put that plan in jeopardy

The Syrian city of Homs, which has seen some of the bloodiest battles in a civil war that's killed 130,000 people, was evacuated during a 3-day ceasefire. The ceasefire was supposed to allow relief workers to get inside the city, but a mortar attack has put that plan in jeopardy. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• Feb 8, 2014
• 01:48

Heba Sewan's neighborhood was hit with a rocket filled with sarin gas in the Syrian regime's chemical weapons attack that prompted the U.S. to threaten a military strike

Heba Sewan's neighborhood was hit with a rocket filled with sarin gas in the Syrian regime's chemical weapons attack that prompted the U.S. to threaten a military strike. She survived the attack after it left her blind for a week and has traveled to Washington to tell her story. Margaret Brennan reports.

• Feb 6, 2014
• 02:24

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