World Aug 24 Watch 8:18 In the fight against ISIS, Kurds seek chance to govern themselves Perhaps the most effective force in the battle to retake Raqqa from the Islamic State are the fighters without a home state. Ethnic Kurds, both men and women, form the backbone of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and see the… By PBS News Hour
World Aug 16 Watch 10:26 Syrians try to salvage life from the wreckage of Raqqa At the outskirts of Raqqa, amid death and destruction, there are signs of life -- and hope. Tens of thousands of Syrian families are living in rubble, forced to flee the grueling fight against the Islamic State in the militant… By PBS News Hour