Jul 02 Watch Kurds don’t want to ‘fix Baghdad’ at their expense, says Kurdish foreign chief By PBS News Hour Kurdish leaders are making their case for independence, despite U.S. pleas to keep Iraq intact. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Falah Mustafa Bakir, head of foreign relations for the Kurdish regional government about the instability of Iraq… Continue watching
Jul 02 Kurdish official: ‘We don’t want to stay within an Iraq that has failed’ By Larisa Epatko Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir said Wednesday that the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq is "determined to go ahead with the referendum" for independence because Iraq has failed politically. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 53:17 Tuesday, July 1, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iraqi lawmakers walk out of parliament in a standoff over their leadership and demonstrators flood Hong Kong demanding democracy. Fred de Sam Lazaro travels to Vietnam to investigate human trafficking, Jeffrey Brown uncovers Facebook’s massive user… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch How ISIL’s bid for a new caliphate taps historical yearning By PBS News Hour How does ISIL's declaration of a new Islamic state complicate the military and political problems already challenging the Iraqi government? Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to examine the history of the term “caliphate” and what threats ISIL… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Seeking unity amid crisis, Iraqi parliament fails to agree on Maliki replacement By PBS News Hour Minority Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers walked out of a meeting of the new Iraqi parliament after majority Shiites failed to select a replacement for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, escalating fears among citizens as Sunni insurgents advance on the Baghdad. Chief… Continue watching
Jul 01 What is a caliphate? By Larisa Epatko Sunni armed militants, who have taken control of parts of Syria and northern Iraq, on Sunday declared their territory a new “caliphate” governed by strict sharia law. Continue reading
Jul 01 More US troops to Iraq, raising total to about 750 By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The U.S. is sending another 300 troops to Iraq to increase security at the U.S. Embassy and elsewhere in the Baghdad area to protect U.S. citizens and property, officials said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Immigration is still really dead this time By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Where does immigration go from here? Unaccompanied minors issue drove the final nail Corporations have religions, my friend By the way, 200 more troops are going to Iraq Immigration: All the pretense is finally… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch News Wrap: Sunni extremists declare new Islamic state in Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, there was celebration and and condemnation for the announcement of a new Islamic state, or caliphate, in Iraq and Syria, declared by ISIL on Sunday. Also, President Obama formally announced his nominee to replace former… Continue watching