Middle East

Senate Critics Question Legality Of Military Operation In Syria

6:39pm April 29, 2016

by David Welna

Critics in the Senate charge that, of all the foreign forces operating in Syria today, the Russians are on the most solid legal ground. Damascus has invited Russia to make its deployment, whereas neither Congress nor Syria has ever explicitly authorized any American military involvement there.

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U.S. Releases Final Report On Deadly Hospital Attack In Afghanistan

6:37pm April 29, 2016

by Tom Bowman

The Pentagon released its final report into what it called the accidental destruction of a hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed more than 40 people. More than a dozen troops were disciplined, but none are facing courts-martial or other punishment beyond reprimands expected to end their careers.

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"I never imagined I would be in this position, doing this kind of work," says Raed Al Saleh, 33, of his job as the head of the Syrian Civil Defense. "But these are the circumstances."

Health & Safety

This Syrian Dad Has One Of The World's Most Dangerous Jobs

6:28pm April 29, 2016

by Dalia Mortada

Five years ago, Raed Al Saleh was a businessman. Now he heads the 3,000-strong Syrian Civil Defense, rescuing civilians from the rubble after airstrikes.

Hospital Bombings Highlight Challenges Health Care Providers Face In War Zones

4:28pm April 29, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Jonathan Whittall, head of humanitarian analysis for Doctors Without Borders, about how bombings of hospitals affect relief organizations in war zones.

Aleppo Airstrikes Hit Home For A Local Doctor

7:53am April 29, 2016

Dr. Rami Kalazi discovered his friend, a pediatrician, was killed after the Al Quds hospital was destroyed by airstrikes in Aleppo, a few miles from the makeshift medical facility where Kalazi works.

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U.S. Service Members Disciplined In Mistaken Bombing Of Afghan Hospital

8:14pm April 28, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The airstrikes killed 42 people at a civilian hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in October 2015. U.S. officials say personnel attacked the wrong target.

The al-Quds Hospital in Aleppo is one of seven health facilities that have been bombed in Syria in 2016.

Health & Safety

Syria Hospital Bombing: Are The Rules Of War Blowing Up?

7:00pm April 28, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The destruction of a hospital in Aleppo is part of a disturbing trend. And it's not just happening in Syria.

People walk in front of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia on April 12. Turkey has seen tourist numbers plummet following a series of deadly terrorist attacks and a travel ban by Russia.

Terrorism Fears And Travel Bans Shake Tourism In Turkey

6:11pm April 28, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

In Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, a merchant calls it the worst tourist season in nearly four decades. Terrorism fears and a travel ban by Russia, an important source of tourists, are keeping visitors away.

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World News

More Than A Dozen, Including A Pediatrician, Killed In Attack On Syrian Hospital

5:45pm April 28, 2016

by Alice Fordham

A young pediatrician killed by an airstrike on a Syrian hospital was known for his bedside manner with Aleppo's wounded children. The strike signaled the two-month ceasefire is nearly void.

A Wednesday night airstrike at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, killed more than a dozen people.

World News

Hospital Destroyed In Deadly Aleppo Airstrike, Doctors Without Borders Says

5:25pm April 28, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The bodies of at least three doctors, including a pediatrician, are among those recovered, according to the aid group.

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