Sep 08 Watch Can the Islamic State group be destroyed? By PBS News Hour President Obama announced a multi-step campaign to work with regional partners to destroy the Islamic State. How realistic is that goal? Judy Woodruff discusses the details and feasibility with Feisal Istrabadi of Indiana University, Frederic Wehrey of the Carnegie Endowment… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch U.S. and allies prepare new campaign against Islamic State By PBS News Hour President Obama outlined a multi-step plan to defeat the Islamic State group in an interview on Sunday. According to reports, the expanded air offensive could last years, but the president insisted that it would not include combat troops and that… Continue watching
Sep 07 US widens campaign against Islamic State, strikes targets in western Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the vital dam. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Who would make up Obama's 'ground game' to fight the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Amid the growing threat posed by the Islamic State, President Obama recently called for a "ground game" in Iraq to help tackle the jihadist group. But who would make up that force? Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and… Continue watching
Sep 04 How is the Islamic State funded? By Larisa Epatko In response to our coverage of the Islamic State militant group, several viewers have asked how the group is funded. Turns out, it gets millions from oil and ransoms. Continue reading
Sep 04 Obama, Cameron: We will 'not be cowed' by Islamic State militants By Julie Pace, Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales — NATO leaders grappled Thursday with whether the alliance has a role in containing a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, as heads of state converged in Wales for a high-stakes summit also focused on the crisis… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Islamic State -- What should Obama do? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 03 Bosnian police arrest 16 suspected Islamic militants in targeted raids By Ayan Sheikh Bosnian police have arrested 16 people suspected of recruiting, financing and fighting for Islamic State, IS, a radical militant group formerly known as ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Sep 03 Beheadings won't intimidate U.S., Obama says By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama still did not give a timeline for deciding on a strategy to go after the extremist group's operations in Syria. "It's going to take time for us to be able to roll them back," the president said at a… Continue reading
Sep 02 350 more troops sent to protect the American Embassy in Baghdad By Associated Press President Barack Obama approved the additional troops for protection of American personnel following a request by the State Department and a review and recommendation by the Defense Department, the White House said in a statement. Continue reading