Syria's Problems Cross Border Into Lebanoan
Recent sectarian violence has claimed the lives of more than a dozen people in Lebanon. The fighting was sparked by the conflict in neighboring Syria. Analysts fear that without uniform leadership in...
View ArticleSectarian Syrian Group Blamed In Houla Massacre
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The massacre in the place known as Houla has kept worldwide attention on the relentless violence in Syria. Western countries and the United Nations blame Syrian...
View ArticleLebanese Fear Spillover Violence From Syria
A rash of kidnappings in Lebanon over the weekend, coupled with deadly cross-border attacks by the Syrian army, are all worrying signs that Syria's troubles are continuing to spill over into its...
View ArticleMilitant Territory Cleared In Yemen, For Now
In southern Yemen, government forces backed by U.S. advisers claim they are routing al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and allied groups from territory that the militants had controlled over the past...
View ArticleAl-Qaida Takes To The Hills Of Yemen's Badlands
Yemen's offensive against al-Qaida has focused on territory in the south of the country that the militants have held for nearly a year. With the backing of the U.S., Yemen's army has cleared al-Qaida...
View ArticleAs 'Hungry Season' Nears, Yemenis Struggle For Food
Yemen has long struggled as one of the least developed countries in the world. But now, after a year of protest and unrest that saw the country's longtime dictator step down, the situation for millions...
View ArticleIs A Protest Camp Still Needed In Yemen?
In Yemen's capital, Sanaa, a sprawling tent city that was home to thousands of protesters for more than a year is beginning to be dismantled. Some refuse to leave Change Square. Others say it's time to...
View ArticleYemen Airstrikes Punish Militants ... And Civilians
The destruction is total. In Jaar, a town in southern Yemen, an entire block has been reduced to rubble by what residents say was a powerful airstrike on May 15. For the first time in more than a year,...
View ArticleIn 'Free' Syrian Village, A Plea For U.S. Help
First of five partsIt's sunset in the village of Atima. The old police station clearly was part of the government at one point. The police basically left and now the police station itself is a...
View ArticleBorder Battles A Cat-And-Mouse Game In Syria
Second of five partsI'm standing next to a ridge, looking at the Syrian town of Salaqin. Just up on the ridge you can see the silhouettes of a mosque and couple of water towers. It looks like a very...
View ArticleIn Syria's North, A Shadow State Emerges
Third of five partsTucked in the olive groves and rocky hills of northern Syria, the small village of Qurqanya doesn't seem like much. Scratch the surface, though, and you realize that this is a hub...
View ArticleUnspinning The Narrative Of The Tremseh Massacre
Fourth of five partsAt least 100 people were killed earlier this month in a Syrian village called Tremseh. Activists called the deaths a massacre of innocent civilians by government forces, but later...
View ArticleIn Syrian Conflict, Both Sides Vie To Control Message
Last of five partsThe most striking thing you see when you drive into the Syrian town of Derat Azza is that it's devoid of ordinary people. Shops are closed, shuttered. The only people you see seem to...
View ArticleWith No End To Conflict In Sight, No Winners In Syria
The conflict in Syria is now nearly a year and a half old, and there appears to be no end in sight. August was the deadliest month yet, with thousands of people, mostly civilians, killed in fighting...
View ArticleSyrian Refugees Move Into Lebanon's Crowded Camps
The conflict in Syria is sending a staggering number of refugees into neighboring countries. Turkey, Jordan and even Iraq are building tent cities. But Lebanon has yet to build such camps. The country...
View ArticleIn Wake Of Violence, Pope Addresses Middle East
Pope Benedict XVI said Mass in Lebanon Sunday during his first visit to the Middle East, which is seeing dwindling Christian numbers and where Christians fear Islamists will gain power now that secular...
View ArticleAs Numbers Swell, Syrian Refugees Face New Woes
Syria's refugees keep growing dramatically in number, and no country in the region has taken in more of them than Jordan — a poor, desert nation that is now hosting some 200,000 Syrians. The conditions...
View ArticleSyrian Rebels Secure Another Crossing With Turkey
Rebels trying to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad are making slow but steady gains in securing an incrementally larger safe zone in the north. They've captured a third major border crossing between...
View ArticleSyria Experiences More Bloody Weekend Fighting
In the country's largest city Aleppo, large swaths of a historic market were burned to the ground as government troops battled rebels for control of the city. And a bomb struck a largely Kurdish city...
View ArticleTurkey Pushes Syrians Into Limbo Across Border
Long before the Syrian uprising, Antakya, Turkey, was a storied place. Once known as Antioch, the city was home to Greeks, some of the earliest Christians, Jews and Armenians. It once was a major stop...
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