Oct 28 Watch 3:02 U.S. military says Syria objectives remain unchanged, despite al-Baghdadi’s death By Nick Schifrin The leader of the Islamic State group is dead. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died over the weekend in a U.S. special forces raid in northwest Syria. U.S. officials said Kurdish partners provided useful intelligence about al-Baghdadi's location. The terrorist leader motivated… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 7:33 After al-Baghdadi’s death, how the U.S. can prevent an ISIS resurgence The Trump administration believes the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has major implications for the terror group. Nonetheless, the U.S. mission in Syria to counter ISIS will continue. Nick Schifrin talks to the Center for Global Policy’s… Continue watching
Oct 26 Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraqi security forces fired tear gas on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to remove blast walls erected on a bridge in central Baghdad to prevent anti-government rallies from reaching a heavily fortified government area, a day after violence… Continue reading
Oct 23 Defense secretary in Baghdad to discuss U.S. troops leaving Syria By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Mark Esper has said that under the current plan, all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the military would continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 11:39 Turning to Putin, Erdogan ignores U.S. agreement for northeastern Syria As a cease-fire in northern Syria expired Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders announced a joint plan to evict Kurdish YPG fighters from northeast Syria -- displeasing Syrian President Bashar… Continue watching
Oct 22 U.S. troops leaving Syria can’t stay in Iraq, Iraq’s military says By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press The U.S. had planned for troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq and continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence in the region. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 5:30 ‘Trump betrayed us’: Fleeing Kurds condemn U.S. decision to leave Syria By Jane Ferguson As U.S. troops follow President Trump's orders and pull out of northeast Syria, they leave behind men they fought side by side with against the Islamic State group. Amid fears of ethnic cleansing by Turkey, the Kurds have agreed to… Continue watching
Oct 16 In Iraq, concern that Syria chaos would bring back ISIS By Hadi Mizban, Associated Press Iraq's defense minister on Wednesday expressed concerns that the Islamic State group could take advantage of Turkey's invasion of northern Syria to destabilize Iraq, saying that a number of militants have been able to escape detention in Syria amid the… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 5:32 Protesters’ rage over ‘income and bread’ challenges Iraqi government By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran The streets of Baghdad were silent Tuesday after a week of peaceful protests -- against corruption, unemployment and lack of basic services -- turned deadly. More than 100 people were killed as Iraqi security forces and armed groups clashed with… Continue watching
Oct 07 Death toll in Iraq anti-government protests top 100 By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The unrest is the most serious challenge facing Iraq two years after the victory against Islamic State militants. Continue reading