World May 31 Joint U.S.-British airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 16 people and wound 42 others, Houthi rebels say By Jon Gambrell, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press
World Feb 26 Watch 7:00 Biden administration faces major foreign policy tests in the Middle East The last 24 hours have seen two major foreign policy developments. Overnight, the Biden administration launched its first known airstrike of Iranian-backed militias in Syria, and Friday, the U.S. intelligence community released a damning report tying Saudi Arabia's crown prince… By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin
World Dec 30 Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge for U.S. strikes The U.S. attack — the largest targeting an Iraqi state-sanctioned militia in recent years — and the calls for retaliation, represent a new escalation in the proxy war between the U.S. and Iran playing out in the Middle East. By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press
World Feb 10 Watch 4:22 Israel strikes Syria after downing Iranian drone Tensions are high in the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchange fire over Syrian skies. It started Friday night, when Israel shot down an Iranian drone that entered the Israeli airspace from a Syria. Then Syria shot down an… By PBS News Hour
Nation Oct 28 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Supreme Court to hear first case on transgender rights In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on transgender rights, which involves a transgender teen in Virginia who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at a high school. Also, the secretary… By PBS News Hour
Apr 02 Obama says U.S. drone strikes killed civilians ‘that shouldn’t have been’ By Associated Press When President Barack Obama was asked at a news conference about an increase in the number of people targeted in drone strikes against extremists in Libya, Syria, Somalia and elsewhere, he acknowledged civilian deaths. Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. official: Airstrikes have killed 10 Islamic State leaders By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 15 France launches ‘massive’ air strike on ISIS in Syria By News Desk France launched a “massive” air strike on an Islamic State stronghold in Syria on Sunday, the first military response since the attacks in Paris on Friday that killed as many as 129 people. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Violence Escalates in Rebel-Government Fight Over Control of Damascus Bombs and airstrikes were on the uptick in Damascus and its surrounding suburbs as rebel fighters and government troops clashed in attempts to take control of Syria's capital. Ray Suarez reports on the latest advances in the country's nearly two-year… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Anti-Government Syrians Defend Themselves With Suicide Bombs and Grenades As tactics to win Syria become vicious between opposition forces and the Syrian regime's military, war crimes are commonplace. But United Nations investigators report Islamist militants may be pushing anti-government fighters to radical extremes. French photojournalist Mani and Independent Television… Continue watching