Refugee and Migrant Crisis

UN comes up short for Syria 2018 refugee funds

June 21, 2015

ISIL’s advance increases tensions on the Turkey-Syria border

Since the start of ISIL’s advance into northern Syria, the border crossing at the Turkish town of Akcakale has been known as a hotbed of insurgent activity.

June 18, 2015

Focus on refugees: hundreds of families return to Syria

Hundreds of Syrians are returning to the border town of Tal Abyad from Turkey after Kurdish fighters drove out Islamic State militants. Women, elderly people and children have been seen carrying their belongings across the border. The Kurdish victory in Tal Abyad is seen as […]

June 10, 2015

On board USS Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier in Persian Gulf

The situations in Iraq and Syria may be heightening tensions in the region. But there are other serious issues as well — like the ongoing fighting between government and rebel forces in Yemen.

June 9, 2015

Syrian opposition meets in Cairo to work towards a crisis solution

Around 150 representatives of the Syrian opposition are in Cairo for a two-day conference aimed at a common vision of a transitional road map.

May 29, 2015

Syria’s hospitals fighting to stay open

Though doctors and nurses are working against all odds to save those wounded in the Syrian civil war, the conflict, coupled with sanctions, are causing the health sector to deteriorate. Lacking supplies, many provincial hospitals are no longer able to treat patients. However, one public hospital in […]

May 28, 2015

A look at ISIL’s recruitment focus on girls and women

Growing concern over ISIL’s efforts to recruit young girls and women from around the world. Promises of a welcoming community and an Islamic utopia are just part of their the group’s pitch.

May 28, 2015

Syria’s battle to keep the lights on

Generating stations face challenges getting electricity out to people in the country. Cables are targets for repeated attacks and so are the workers who maintain them.

May 27, 2015

Syrian markets seeing war-related products

Syria’s bloody civil war is now in its 5th year and has driven many Syrians out of business and out of the country. A select few have escaped bankruptcy though by embracing newly prosperous markets affiliated with the war.

May 26, 2015

Syria orchestra reunites for sold-out concert

A orchestra made up of all females in Syria has gotten back together after years apart, and their first reunion concert is sold out.

May 25, 2015

Syrian civil war has crippled the economy

Endless fighting has crippled Syria’s economy, and boxes of goods sit waiting to be transported across the country which has been a war zone.

May 22, 2015

Iran reportedly sent humanitarian supplies to Yemen

Iran recently sent a cargo ship to Yemen with humanitarian supplies. Iran rival Saudi Arabia warned Iran not to sail the ship directly to Yemen.

This picture released on Thursday, May 21, 2015 by the website of Islamic State militants, shows the Palmyra castle is seen from the Syrian town of Palmyra that was captured by the Islamic State militants after a battle with the Syrian government forces, Syria. (The website of Islamic State militants via AP)

May 22, 2015

IS captures Iraqi town, purges opponents in Syria’s Palmyra

Islamic State militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province less than a week after capturing the provincial capital, a tribal leader said Friday, while in neighboring Syria the group’s fighters killed dozens of pro-government forces in the ancient town of Palmyra.

May 21, 2015

Islamic State takes control of Syria’s Palmyra in westward advance

The Islamic State seized full control of the historic city of Palmyra in central Syria on Thursday, just days after it captured a provincial capital in neighbouring Iraq, suggesting momentum is building for the ultra-hardline group.

May 20, 2015

In ancient Syrian city Palmyra, fear of Islamic State control intensifies

CCTV’s veteran war reporter Feng Yunxian followed the Syrian military into the ancient sites around Palmyra in Syria where fears are that, with the Islamic State slowing gaining ground, the terror organization will destroy ancient and historic sites as they’ve done in the past in […]

May 16, 2015

ISIL head of oil operations killed in US raid in Syria

In a rare ground attack deep into Syria, U.S. Army commandos killed a man described as the Islamic State’s head of oil operations, captured his wife and rescued a woman whom American officials said was enslaved.

May 7, 2015

The Heat discusses the migrant crisis

They keep on coming. Refugees from Syria flood largely into neighboring countries – while migrants from Africa risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean for an uncertain reception in Europe.

April 30, 2015

Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing

The hardline Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria and other insurgents seized a crossing in the southwest frontier area near Israel on Thursday from a small group of rival Islamist fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.

April 28, 2015

The Heat discusses Russian President Putin

Western politicians have decried Vladimir Putin as a shameless expansionist. But is the Russian president actually a peacekeeper?

April 24, 2015

China’s latest humanitarian aid shipment arrives in Syria

The Syrian government received a new batch of relief aid from China, a Syrian cabinet minister said on Thursday.

April 24, 2015

UNSC discusses ways of stopping radicalization of young people

How do you prevent young people from being radicalized or from traveling to join extremist groups abroad? And how do you turn the tide of radical ideology?

April 18, 2015

Syrian refugees in Turkey face health challenges

As the conflict in Syria continues, so does the struggle to survive for millions of Syrian refugees. Those who flee into Turkey are welcomed to safety, but face many other challenges.

April 10, 2015

Syria peace talks in Moscow end with no breakthrough

Talks between Syria and opposition groups failed with a break down in Moscow, Russia where they were hosted. A statement was issued but the main Syrian opposition group refused to attend the meeting.

April 5, 2015

Egypt views potential deal as a step towards regional stability

Egypt is closely monitoring the nuclear framework agreement announced with Iran. Cairo says it hopes a finalized agreement helps achieve regional stability – and prevents an arms race.

April 2, 2015

UN report: ISIL held areas a ‘finishing school’ for foreign fighters

Thousands of foreign fighters are on the ground in Syria and Iraq, according to a United Nations report seen by US media outlets. The UN study says, globally, at least 25 thousand foreign fighters from 100 countries have joined the fight with groups like ISIL […]

March 20, 2015

2 gunmen trained in Libya before Tunisia museum attack

The two extremist gunmen who killed 21 people at a museum in Tunis trained in neighboring Libya before carrying out the deadly attack, a top Tunisian security official said.

March 15, 2015

Syrian civil war enters fifth year

The civil war in Syria is now entering its fifth year. According to the United Nations, the fighting has killed some 200,000 people and displaced nearly half of the population of 23 million.

March 12, 2015

Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State militants in Tikrit

Rockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit on Thursday as Iraqi security forces clashed with Islamic State militants a day after sweeping into the Sunni city north of Baghdad.

March 11, 2015

Turkey, U.S. at odds over Syria’s civil war

ISIL is a stubborn presence in Syria where the civil war is about to enter its fifth year. Turkey and the United States remain at odds over how to deal with the crisis with no solution in sight, some say it’s time for the West […]

March 11, 2015

The Heat discusses Syria and strategies

A group of Syrian opposition forces has rejected the UN’s proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the northern city of Aleppo. With the crisis threatening the region, refugees spilling into neighboring countries and the Islamic State threatening parts of Syria, does the West need to […]

Mourners chant slogans against the Islamic State group during the funeral procession of three members of a Shiite group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the Righteous, who were killed in Tikrit while fighting Islamic militants, in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

March 11, 2015

Iraqi soldiers, militiamen enter Islamic State-held Tikrit

Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen entered the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit on Wednesday, authorities said, breaching one of the biggest strongholds of the extremists in a key test for Iraqi forces.

March 11, 2015

French official: Man, teenager in ISIL video of Palestinian’s killing are French citizens

A man and a boy featured in a chilling Islamic State propaganda video showing the killing of a Palestinian have been identified as French citizens, and investigators are looking into whether the man is related to an extremist who attacked a Jewish school in southern […]

March 10, 2015

Nigerian activists still pressure government to find missing girls

Nearly a year ago, the abduction of almost 300 school girls in northeastern Nigeria sparked global outrage. A social media campaign was quickly launched to rescue the girls. But today, the hashtag ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ is only being used by a small group of […]

March 6, 2015

Life in photographs: The week wordwide

The world was busy this week, take a look …

February 27, 2015

The man dubbed Jihadi John known to UK security since 2009

British media has demanded an inquiry after claiming blunders that allowed the man identified as Jihadi John to travel to Syria.

February 26, 2015

The Heat discusses US foreign policy in the Middle East

With Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya all ravaged by conflict, ISIL is gaining ground and Israelis and Palestinians are still no closer to peace. Has U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa failed?

February 26, 2015

Syrian Christians abducted by ISIL rises to 220

The number of Christians abducted by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria has risen to 220 in the past three days, as militants round up more hostages from a chain of villages along a strategic river, activists said Thursday.

February 25, 2015

ISIL in Syria abducts hundreds of Assyrian Christians, possible deaths

The number of Assyrian Christians abducted by ISIL in northern Syria may be higher than initially thought. Members of the Assyrian community said as many as 400 people were abducted by the terrorist group and some possibly killed. CCTV America’s Nathan King filed this report […]

February 25, 2015

Fate of dozens of Christians abducted by Islamic militants in Syria unclear

The Islamic State militants struck before dawn, staging house-to-house raids in a cluster of villages nestled along the Khabur River in northeastern Syria. They abducted at least 70 Christians — many of them women and children — while thousands of others fled to safer areas.

February 23, 2015

U.S. tightens approval of Syrian refugees among terror concerns

Just 26 countries have a program to resettle refugees leaving a brutal civil war in Syria. The U.S. has tightened it’s approval process amid terrorism fears and so far has only taken in about 500.

February 23, 2015

UN leaders stress need to catch up with new world of conflict

The Ukraine conflict was one of the issues brought up in an open debate at the United Nations Security Council this week. It’s a much different global environment ever since 50 nations came together to form the United Nations more than 70 years ago. Now the […]

February 23, 2015

Three missing UK girls thought to be jihadi brides urged to return home

Turkish police searched Monday for three missing British schoolgirls believed to have gone to Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group as their families issued emotional appeals urging the girls to return home.

February 19, 2015

Humanitarian aid and weapons found with rebels in Syria

The Syrian government claimed a major victory when it said it discovered that supplies meant for refugees were falling into the wrong hands. CCTV’s Alaa Ebrahim filed this report from Damascus.

February 18, 2015

Rampant smuggling, foreign fighters travel through Turkey to Syria

Turkish officials believe the woman suspected of being the accomplice of Islamist militants behind deadly attacks in Paris first traveled through Turkey, and from there into Syria. CCTV’s Natalie Carey reported from Turkey.

February 13, 2015

Suspected Boko Haram militants attack neighboring Chad

Suspected Boko Haram militants staged their first attack in Chad on Friday, hitting the third country outside their home base of Nigeria in recent days as the region beefs up its military response to the armed Muslim extremist group.

February 13, 2015

Syria rebels call for help against Assad as death toll rises

A Syrian opposition leader called Thursday on world leaders to take “immediate action” to end government attacks on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus, amid reports that some 150 people have been killed in government airstrikes in the past 10 days.

February 11, 2015

People escaping war in Syria become largest refugee group for Brazil

The steady exodus of refugees from Syria to neighboring countries is well documented, but recently Syrians escaping war have been working to build a new life in Latin America. Last year Brazil accepted more than two thousand refugees, many from Syria.

February 11, 2015

Landmark terror verdict handed down in Belgium

In a landmark verdict Wednesday a Belgium court sentenced Fouad Belkacem to 12 years behind bars for leading the now disbanded Islamic extremist group which had dozens of followers.

February 11, 2015

Full text: Obama’s request for congressional authorization to fight Islamic State

U.S. President Barack Obama, elected in part on a promise to end America’s wars, sent Congress Wednesday a proposed joint resolution to authorize military force against the swift rise of Islamic State extremists, who are imposing violent rule in Iraq and Syria and have brazenly […]

February 10, 2015

Obama to send new war powers request to Congress for battling Islamic State

The White House is ready to share with lawmakers Tuesday its plan to seek authority for the use of military force against the Islamic State group, setting up the first war vote in Congress in 13 years.

February 10, 2015

US confirms ISIL hostage Kayla Mueller dead

The parents of an American woman held by Islamic State militants say they have been notified of her death, and President Barack Obama has issued a statement condemning the terrorist organization and offering condolences to Mueller’s family.

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