Jun 30 Escalating violence leaves 3.6 million Iraqi children at risk, report says By Omar Etman The "catastrophic" rise of violence in Iraq has left one in five of the country's children at risk of death, injury, sexual violence and abduction, according to a new UNICEF report. Continue reading
Jun 28 ‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks inspired by ISIS to persist in West, U.S. envoy says By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The threat of "lone wolf" acts of terrorism inspired by the Islamic State will persist in the West, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 5:41 Dire circumstances for Iraqis fleeing Fallujah fighting By PBS News Hour The campaign to drive the Islamic State from Fallujah is advancing much more swiftly than anticipated, with much of the city already retaken. But this success offers little comfort to the tens of thousands of residents who have been forced… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Iraqi leader declares ‘victory’ in Fallujah; British mourn murdered politician By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, after a month-long campaign, Iraqi special forces pushed into the heart of Fallujah for the first time since it was seized by the Islamic State in 2014; Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the… Continue watching
Jun 16 UN says the Islamic State is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis By Dominique Bonessi The self-proclaimed Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria, United Nations investigators said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 8:25 How the U.S. is countering the Islamic extremist propaganda machine By PBS News Hour President Obama reiterated his promise to destroy the virulent Islamic State Tuesday while talking about the Orlando mass shooting — and how gunman Omar Mateen, a U.S. citizen, may have been radicalized by online extremist propaganda. NewsHour producer P.J. Tobia… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: ISIS attacks kill dozens in Baghdad; Israel tightens security By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Islamic State suicide attacks killed at least 31 in Baghdad in what Iraqi officials say were a response to the government’s military campaign to recapture Fallujah. Also, Israel dispatched hundreds of additional troops to the… Continue watching
Jun 06 NPR photojournalist brought viewers to the front lines of Iraq battles By Larisa Epatko It was August 2004, and the Iraq war was about a year old. Fighting was intense in Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was embedded with the troops. His photos captured a firefight and the anguish… Continue reading
Jun 03 Column: Marines say new fight for Fallujah sparks anguish over Iraq war By Margaret Warner Watching TV images of Iraqi forces advancing on the ISIS-controlled city of Fallujah and U.S. airstrikes raining down from the sky is a bitter pill to swallow for many veterans of the Iraq war. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Terror fears in Europe stoke new warning for U.S. travelers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the State Department warned American traveling in Europe this summer to watch out for terrorist attacks, saying that while there is no specific threat, upcoming events such as the Tour de France could be targets. Continue watching