Apr 03 Watch 5:34 How the Kushners became crucial West Wing players By PBS News Hour As President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, goes to Iraq to assess the fight against the Islamic State, the trip highlights the expanding West Wing role of both Kushner and wife Ivanka. How did members of the first family become critical… Continue watching
Apr 03 Kushner arrives in Iraq with Joint Chiefs chairman for visit By Associated Press BAGHDAD — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, flew to Iraq with the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:47 Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets? By PBS News Hour On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 29 U.S. opens formal investigation into civilian deaths in Mosul By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The military has launched a formal investigation to determine what role the U.S. played in the deaths of dozens of civilians in Mosul, Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: 'Fair chance' U.S. airstrike played role in Mosul civilian deaths By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, says there's a "fair chance" that a U.S. airstrike played a role in killing scores of civilians in Mosul, but voiced doubt that the weapon used… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 4:42 What we know about the deadly air assault on Mosul By PBS News Hour In the U.S.-led coalition fight against the Islamic State group, a airstrike in mid-March reportedly left more than 100 civilians dead in Western Mosul. John Yang speaks with Loveday Morris of The Washington Post about the strike and how brutal… Continue watching
Mar 25 U.S. acknowledges its forces were behind airstrike on Mosul By Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press An initial review of airstrikes over the past days indicates that the U.S.-led coalition has struck fighters and equipment of the Islamic State group west of the northern city of Mosul. Continue reading
Mar 24 Photos: Vets race to save the last two animals in the Mosul zoo By Larisa Epatko UPDATED: It took months of planning and unanticipated hangups at border crossings, but the Four Paws International team led by Amir Khalil succeeded in removing Lula the bear and Simba the lion from their confines at the damaged Mosul zoo… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: British officials identify London attacker By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, British police identified the man who drove a car into pedestrians near Parliament yesterday, and fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot to death. Also, Israeli police arrested a Jewish teenager who is allegedly… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Deadly suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, at least 23 people were killed and nearly 50 more wounded by a suicide car bomb in a busy commercial district -- and mostly Shiite neighborhood -- of Baghdad. The violence erupted as Iraq's prime… Continue watching