Dec 19 Watch 8:15 Why the human toll of the battle for Mosul may never be known By Jane Ferguson More than a year has passed since the brutal battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS ended. But parts of the city, which was pummeled by both sides in the conflict, remain in shambles, marked by booby… Continue watching
Dec 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners urge global action against sexual violence By David Keyton, Jim Heintz, Associated Press The Congolese doctor who shares this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on Monday called for strong international action against the abuse, including reparations for victims. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump picks Gen. Mark Milley as next top military adviser By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked a battle-hardened commander who oversaw troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to be the nation’s next top military adviser. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 22:25 December 2, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 2, tributes continue for former President George H.W. Bush, and the re-emergence of ISIS in Iraq causes growing alarm as members of the militant group wield control in remote areas of the country. Hari… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 8:23 After losing most of its control in Iraq, ISIS is starting to reemerge By Simona Foltyn After Islamic State fighters were driven out of much of Iraq, members of the terrorist group went back to collaborating out of plain sight and a conventional war there turned into a search for their bases. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:43 How ISIS continues to fund its insurgency By PBS News Hour The Islamic State is returning to its roots as an insurgent force, with growing influence beyond its traditional geographic boundaries. And without a state, the group has new fundraising methods to finance itself. Foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi, who covers ISIS… Continue watching
Dec 01 1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy By Hussain Al-Qatari, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press With Bush’s death , his legacy across the Middle East takes root in that 100-hour ground war that routed Iraqi forces.That war gave birth to the network of military bases America now operates across the Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 24:58 September 16, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 16, a woman who says Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school speaks to the Washington Post, and a photographer documents the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 9:36 ISIS returns to Iraq, and a town confronts a new wave of terror By Simona Foltyn In October 2017, Iraqi forces captured the town of Hawija from the Islamic State, taking back one of the militant group’s last remaining strongholds. But now, ISIS has regrouped in the area and continues to terrorize residents. NewsHour Weekend Special… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 25:05 September 9, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, September 9, the Trump administration takes aim at authors and anonymous sources, and our first in a series of reports on the resurgence of ISIS. Also, Naomi Osaka's history-making victory was overshadowed by controversy around… Continue watching