World Aug 28 Ukraine accuses Russian forces of invasion Ukraine claims Russian forces are on Ukrainian soil, and are helping rebels open a new front in the southeast. Kiev confirmed the rebels have captured the town of Novoazovsk, leaving the port city of Mariupol vulnerable to attack. At the…
World Aug 28 News Wrap: Islamic State executes captured Syrian fighters In our news wrap Thursday, Islamic State militants reportedly executed more that 150 Syrian soldiers taken during recent fighting. Meanwhile, President Obama tamped down expectations for military action in Syria, saying the U.S. priority is to fight Islamic State in…
Episode Aug 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 27, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the Islamic State and examine why foreign fighters join the group. Also: looking at U.S. ransom policy in the wake of American hostages, Margaret Warner reports from Iraq, a "mind-boggingly expensive"…
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World Aug 27 What does it take to free a captured American? A wave of American hostages held by Islamic extremists has raised questions about the U.S. policy not to pay ransoms. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Rohde of Reuters and Brian Jenkins of RAND Corporation for views on the divergence between…
World Aug 27 Why do foreign fighters join the Islamic State? Douglas McAuthur McCain, an American man who was killed while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria, is not the first U.S. citizen to die as an Islamic militant in the war-torn country, and the FBI warns there are dozens…
World Aug 27 American hostages renew focus on U.S. ransom policy After 22 months in captivity, American journalist Peter Theo Curtis spoke publicly for the first time since his release from an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. Meanwhile, Islamic State militants have threatened to kill journalist Steven Sotloff unless the U.S. stops…