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
Oct 15 Watch Uncovering secret chemical weapon victims of the Iraq war By PBS News Hour During the Iraq war, American soldiers were unknowingly exposed to old chemical weapons long abandoned by Saddam Hussein’s regime. The story of the troops who were injured trying dismantle the contaminated weapons has been kept secret until now. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Oct 15 Pentagon names fight against Islamic State group 'Operation Inherent Resolve' By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It may be less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East -- remember Operation Desert Storm and its thunderous attacks on Saddam Hussein's occupation army -- but the Pentagon has finally named its fight… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch On Baghdad's doorstep: Islamic State militants gain ground in Iraq By PBS News Hour The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack that killed 23 people in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad. Judy Woodruff speaks with Ned Parker of Reuters about the militants’ long approach toward the capital, as well as fresh… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch News Wrap: West Africa's Ebola fatality rate rises to 70 percent By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the World Health Organization updated its Ebola death count to 4,450 fatalities out of 8,900 cases. There could be 10,000 new cases per week within a month, according to the agency. Also, Amnesty International reported… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch News Wrap: CDC 'doubling down' on Ebola training By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, CDC director Tom Frieden stressed the importance of improving the safety of health workers on the front lines of treating Ebola after a Dallas nurse was confirmed to have contracted the disease by caring for… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 8:44 Panetta: Time of unprecedented threat calls for debate on leadership By PBS News Hour Leon Panetta was involved in the war on terror, the assassination of Osama bin Laden and the wind-down of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the former CIA director and defense secretary is out with a memoir that has… Continue watching
Oct 07 15-year-old girl recounts her brutal capture and narrow escape from Islamic State group By Noreen Nasir, Toby Muse For 15-year-old Samia, there's not much left in Iraq after her brother was killed. She tells her story about escaping the Islamic State militants. Continue reading