World Mar 22 Watch 5:16 Why the caliphate’s fall is ‘a milestone’ but not the end for ISIS After nearly five years of fighting in Iraq and Syria, the Trump administration signaled Friday that ISIS no longer controls any territory in Iraq or Syria. But despite a brutal bombardment, the final holdouts in Baghouz refuse to surrender. Special…
World Feb 15 Watch 4:47 What should happen to thousands of foreign ISIS fighters? In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are retaking the final territory of the Islamic State. As the caliphate dissolves, however, what will happen to the 40,000 foreign fighters who joined the terror group’s ranks over the past few years? Many of…
World Dec 16 Watch 6:24 How Rukmini Callimachi searches for humanity on the ISIS beat After the international community and local security forces won a series of hard-fought victories against the Islamic State in recent years, ISIS is regrouping in Iraq, Syria, Libya and elsewhere. Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times… By PBS News Hour
World Nov 22 Watch 9:20 In Mosul, ISIS’ youngest recruits still face brutality and an uncertain future Mosul may be liberated from ISIS, but the group’s brutal rule is still felt by the city’s youngest citizens. Thousands of children came of age under ISIS control, and many were recruited to fight, kill and die for the Islamic… By Marcia Biggs
Jun 27 Watch 3:34 Study: Arrests for alleged ISIS supporters on the rise in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Monday marks the first full year since ISIS declared the "Caliphate" -- an Islamic State -- part of the justification for its terror campaign across the Middle East. A new study from Fordham University has uncovered an increase in the… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Kurds push for independence while Baghdad faces political turmoil By PBS News Hour Iraqi Kurds in the country’s northeast are taking advantage of Baghdad’s battle with Sunni insurgents, in hopes of gaining their own state. Kurdish leaders are vowing to hold a vote on independence, a move denounced by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki… Continue watching