World Russia showed its playbook in Syria. Here's what it may mean for civilians in Ukraine The lessons of Moscow's involvement in Syria's civil war stand as a specter of the heavy-handed playbook experts fear could be used on an even larger and more deadly scale in Ukraine. Jason Breslow
World In a landmark case, a German court convicts an ex-Syrian officer of torture The world's first criminal trial on torture in Syria's prisons ended Thursday in Koblenz, Germany — the first time a high-ranking ex-Syrian official faced Syrians in open court in a war crimes case. Deborah Amos
World Syrians Have Stared Down Threats To Testify Against Assad's Regime In A Landmark Trial Witnesses have detailed Syrian prison abuse in a crimes against humanity trial in Germany for over a year. Some withdrew over threats, while many have persevered to bring to justice an ex-official. Deborah Amos
Law & Courts No Country Will Take Them: Alleged ISIS Widow With Kids The Latest Of Many In Limbo The case of a woman who reportedly married ISIS fighters and is now stuck in Turkey with her young children has become the subject of a diplomatic dispute between Australia and New Zealand. Jaclyn Diaz
World U.S. Launches Military Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militants In Syria The Thursday strikes targeted Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria in response to rocket attacks against Americans in Iraq. Vanessa Romo
World 'I Was Absolutely Terrified': American Sam Goodwin Describes Syrian Prison Time The traveler tells the story of his two months held in Syria's notorious prisons, and how his family got a Lebanese official to help secure his release. Deborah Amos
World 'Raccoon Dog' Wandered Onto Army Base In Syria And Helped Center Soldier When Rumi wandered onto a military base in Syria, 1st Lt. Shelby Koontz took her in. She didn't want to abandon Rumi when her deployment ended, so Koontz used social media to find her a forever home. Marisa Peñaloza
Democratic Debate Ignores The Question of Syria NPR's Scott Simon notes a topic that didn't make the debate stage on Wednesday: the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Scott Simon
World Satellite Photos Show Rapid Growth Of Syrian Refugee Camps Fighting in northwest Syria has forced hundreds of thousands of people — many of them women and children — to seek shelter along the border. Jordan Pascale
World Syrians Say U.S. Helicopter Fire Killed Civilians During The Raid On Baghdadi A Syrian man says his arm was blown off and two friends were killed by U.S. helicopter fire during the assault on an ISIS leader. A defense official said the military will review what happened. Daniel Estrin Lama Al-Arian