Oct 27 Watch News Wrap: U.S., British forces leave Afghan military base after 13 years By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, American and British troops were airlifted from a major military base in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, closing the facility after 13 years of use. Also, a suicide bombing in central Iraq killed at least 24 people,… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch The obstacles and dangers of reporting on Syria By PBS News Hour Telling the stories of conflict in Syria and Iraq has become prohibitively dangerous for many news organizations; more than 70 journalists have been killed while covering the Syrian war. While a few international reporters remain in the country, much of… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch News Wrap: Former security guards convicted of shooting Iraqis in 2011 By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Wednesday, four former security guards were convicted of shooting 30 Iraqi citizens in 2007. An American detained in North Korea for six months returned to the U.S. today. In Washington, the Secret Service has come under… Continue watching
Oct 22 Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal jury returned guilty verdicts for all four former Blackwater security guards charged in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Why U.S. and allies can’t afford to let Kobani fall to Islamic State – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch U.S. airdrops military aid for Kurds fighting Islamic State in Kobani – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch A step forward in ISIS fight? Iraq lawmakers approve Sunni, Shiite ministers By PBS News Hour For more on the Iraq parliament’s approval of Sunni and Shiite ministers, ISIS’s presence in Anbar province and the group’s encroachment on Baghdad, Douglas Ollivant, a partner with global strategic consulting firm Mantid International, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi PM urges Sunni tribal leaders to defend Ramadi from Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Sunni tribal leaders to urge them to defend the city of Ramadi from Islamic State forces. Also, the prime minister of Nepal pledged to establish an early… Continue watching
Oct 17 Kobani key to U.S. strategy against Islamic State By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and far more of a strategic prize than the United States wants to admit. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch In ‘Invisible Front,’ military family’s losses propel battle against mental health stigma By PBS News Hour Continue watching