World Sep 11 Obama picks up support for battle strategy against Islamic State President Obama won initial support at home among lawmakers and abroad for a U.S. plan to defeat the Islamic State group as part of a broad coalition. Secretary of State John Kerry sought backing from Arab and Gulf leaders, while…
World Sep 11 Susan Rice on arming Syrian rebels, keeping U.S. combat forces out of the fight against Islamic State National Security Advisor Susan Rice joins Gwen Ifill to discuss what’s at stake in the fight against Islamic militants, the potential for arming the moderate Syrian opposition and why the administration doesn’t want to put boots on the ground in…
World Sep 11 News Wrap: UN peacekeepers released by Syrian rebels In our news wrap Thursday, 45 UN peacekeepers held captive for two weeks were released by al-Nusra Front, Syrian rebels who are linked to al-Qaida. Also, a South African judge ruled that Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius cannot be convicted…