Feb 19 Mission to retake Mosul likely to begin in April, May By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The operation to retake Iraq's second largest city from Islamic State militants will likely begin in April or May and will involve about 12 Iraqi brigades, or between 20,000 and 25,000 troops, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 18 Photos: Lynsey Addario’s life as a witness to war By Victoria Fleischer Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered conflict in Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. She tells her story in her new memoir, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War.”… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Oregon governor resigns amid ethics scandal By PBS News Hour Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced his resignation Friday amid allegations that his fiancee used his influence to secure contracts for her energy consulting business. In Iraq, Islamic State militants attacked a major base west of Baghdad where 400 U.S. marines… Continue watching
Feb 12 Obama’s successor could inherit Middle East conflict By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Seeking war power authority for three years, President Barack Obama is setting up the prospect that his successor will become the third American president in a row overseeing U.S. military forces grappling with turmoil in the Middle East. Continue reading
Feb 10 Chelsea Manning to join The Guardian as an opinion writer By Corinne Segal Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief at The Guardian U.S., announced today that Chelsea Manning will join the publication as a contributing opinion writer. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 8:00 What does Jordan’s anger mean for fight against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 7:43 How a new generation of war veterans wants to shape military policy By PBS News Hour The new Congress has the fewest military veterans since World War II, but recent veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are on the rise. What priorities do they bring to Capitol Hill? Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. Martha McSally,… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 6:15 What’s behind Islamic State’s prisoner swap demand? By PBS News Hour The Jordanian government said it would release a female Iraqi suicide bomber who had been sentenced to death, in exchange for a pilot captured by the Islamic State in December. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to… Continue watching
Jan 24 Obama says terror group has killed Japanese hostage By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls "the brutal murder" of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Jan 23 Kerry: Violent extremism is not Islamic By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — Violent extremists who are killing children and others in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and other parts of the world may cite Islam as a justification, but the West should be careful about calling them Islamic radicals, Secretary of… Continue reading