Dec 22 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Iraqi forces advance on ISIS-held Ramadi By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Iraqi Army units advanced into Ramadi as part of a slow-moving offensive to recapture the key city from the Islamic State. Also, Afghan forces fought against Taliban fighters in a crucial southern province. Continue watching
Dec 19 Carter: Strike that killed Iraqi soldiers may be 'mistake' by both sides By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday. Iraq pledged to punish those responsible. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch For Yazidis, the dangerous path to Europe seems safer than a return home By PBS News Hour The refugee's journey to Greece is perilous; so many have drowned trying to reach Europe's shores from Turkey. But more frightening for many Yazidis is the prospect of returning to Sinjar in Iraq, where the Islamic State captured their villages… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 8:19 The number of foreign recruits to the Islamic State is booming, but not in the U.S. By PBS News Hour As U.S. officials worry about attacks inspired by the Islamic State group, a new report says the number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria has increased dramatically in the past year. Judy Woodruff learns more from Richard Barrett… Continue watching
Dec 08 Donald Trump's comments escalate GOP rhetoric on Muslims By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Amid fear of terrorism, Republican presidential candidates for months have escalated their rhetoric about the place of Muslims in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch UK approves expanded airstrike campaign against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch U.S. 'step-by-step' strategy against Islamic State questioned in Congress By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the U.S. will be deploying more special forces to assist Iraqi and Peshmerga forces targeting the Islamic State, and will be authorized to take direct action. Some lawmakers questioned whether the U.S. is making… Continue watching
Dec 01 National security experts support settling Syrian refugees in the U.S. By Associated Press Former top national security officials in Republican and Democratic administrations on Tuesday urged Congress to continue allowing the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. to deploy more special forces to Iraq and Syria By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding its special operations force in Iraq and Syria to help fight Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday. Continue reading