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Daily Video November 16 2015

France searches for answers to Paris attacks
The city of Paris is trying to come to terms with a series of violent attacks on a scale France has not seen since World War II.
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Daily Video November 13 2015

Refugee crisis causes Sweden to tighten borders
After initially welcoming refugees seeking asylum from places like Syria, Sweden announced it will impose borders controls due to its inability to handle the number of refugees that have already arrived.
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Daily Video October 19 2015

How ISIS steals oil to stay in power
The Islamic State (ISIS) finances much of its military operation through the selling and siphoning off of oil in Iraq and Syria.
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Daily Video September 30 2015

World leaders debate strategies to defeat ISIS
A meeting of world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday discussed methods of stemming the spread of violent extremism in the Middle East.
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Daily Video September 21 2015

For refugees, arrival in Germany means more waiting
After dangerous crossings and sleepless nights, refugees fleeing violence in Syria reach their goal only to find that a longer bureaucratic journey has just begun.
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Daily Video September 08 2015

Should the U.S. take in Syrian war refugees?
As the refugee crisis continues in Europe, candidates running for president have begun to weigh in on what the U.S. should be doing.
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Daily Video August 26 2015

War refugees test Europe’s tolerance
An estimated 300,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year, arriving in Southern European countries like Greece and quickly overwhelming local resources.
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Daily Video June 11 2015

Obama sends more U.S. troops to Iraq for fight against ISIL
450 more troops will join the 3,100 troops that are already there in a training and advisory role.
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Daily Video May 22 2015

Can the U.S. stop the Islamic State?
Fighters from the Islamic State (ISIL) won several victories this week, raising U.S. concerns that the extremist group’s influence may be growing beyond control.
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Daily Video May 20 2015

Saving Syrian culture under siege
In the past year, the Islamic State (ISIL) has swept through the region, destroying hundreds-year-old antiquities and prompting looting at battle sites.
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