Dec 17 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: U.S. airstrikes in Somalia kill 62 members of terrorist group In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. military said that airstrikes over Somalia killed 62 members of the Islamist group al-Shabab and prevented a major terrorist attack. A U.S. air campaign across the horn of Africa has intensified under President… Continue watching
Apr 14 Western airstrikes unlikely to impact Assad’s war machine By Zeina Karam, Associated Press The Western airstrikes targeting suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities might have rained down punishment from the sky, but they will not fundamentally degrade a war machine whose main bases, weaponry and personnel remain in place. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 2:02 News Wrap: U.S. airstrike targets al-Shabab militants, explosives By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military says an airstrike killed four al-Shabab militants near Somalia’s capital. Also, the deep freeze that has gripped half the country set records from Arkansas to Maine. The town of Watertown, New York,… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:48 Assessing the aftermath of U.S. airstrikes in Syria By PBS News Hour Syrian officials on Saturday surveyed the damage caused by recent U.S. military strikes on a government airfield that were in retaliation to a chemical attack on Syrian civilians. American officials also threatened new sanctions against the country. For more on… Continue watching
Apr 06 U.S. fires missiles into Syria in first attack on Assad regime By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Donald Trump's most dramatic military order since becoming president. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Teen shot in Milwaukee protests; 33 dead in Nepal after bus falls off cliff By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, on the second night of protests in Milwaukee, an 18-year-old was shot and seriously injured. The protests were in response to the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, a black man authorities say was carrying a… Continue watching
Oct 07 Obama apologizes to aid group for U.S. attack on Afghan clinic By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama has apologized to Doctors Without Borders for the U.S. air attack that hit the group's medical clinic in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Oct 04 Pentagon chief promises investigation into strike that hit Afghan hospital By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday promised a full and transparent investigation into whether a U.S. aircraft providing support for American and Afghan commandos was responsible for the explosions that destroyed a hospital in northern Afghanistan, killing 22 people. Continue reading
Oct 03 Airstrike hits Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan By Daniel Costa-Roberts An apparent U.S. airstrike wreaked havoc in the embattled Afghan city of Kunduz early Saturday, killing at least 19 civilians and seriously wounding dozens of others at a hospital run by the medical nonprofit Doctors Without Borders. Continue reading
Jun 14 U.S. military launches airstrike in Libya targeting al-Qaida operative By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military says it launched an airstrike Saturday targeting a mid-level al-Qaida operative in Libya. Continue reading