World Aug 27 Watch U.S. considers expanding Islamic State mission with airstrikes over Syria By PBS News Hour
World Aug 26 Watch Pressure is on for Iraqi factions to reconcile in face of extremist threat By PBS News Hour
World Aug 22 Watch Why Kurdish fighters lack the military might to thwart the Islamic State By PBS News Hour
World Aug 20 Watch Displaced Iraqis traumatized by Islamic State, betrayed by neighbors The humanitarian crisis in Iraq is taking its toll on displaced Christians and those in the minority Yazidi community. As brutal attacks from the Sunni militant group known as the Islamic State continue, hundreds of thousands have fled to the… By PBS News Hour
Aug 18 Watch 11:16 Despite military advances, displaced Iraqis fear risks of returning home By PBS News Hour Saving the Kurdish city of Irbil from the onslaught of Islamic State fighters was one of the goals of U.S. airstrikes launched earlier this month. But a sense of foreboding remains in the region, and many of the displaced residents… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Kurdish forces retake key dam from Islamic State in ‘strategic victory’ By PBS News Hour In what may be considered a strategic victory, Kurdish forces recaptured the area around the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, with the help of repeated air strikes to the area on Sunday. PBS NewsHour Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Maliki resignation clears way for new government, but doesn’t eliminate huge differences By PBS News Hour Continue watching