Aug 13 Watch 4:38 U.S. sees 300 violent attacks inspired by far right every year By PBS News Hour Despite the nation’s focus on Islamic terrorism since 9/11, homegrown, right-wing extremists have also killed dozens of Americans. Peter Bergen, the director of the National Security Studies program for New America, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the toll of homegrown… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 7:53 ISIS 'radically shrinking' amid U.S.-supported campaigns. Here's why By PBS News Hour At the end of a brutal campaign to retake Mosul in Iraq, and as the fight for Raqqa continues, where does the battle against the Islamic State stand? Judy Woodruff speaks with Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk, who says the… Continue watching
Aug 07 WATCH VIDEO: Trump's decision to delegate is 'key difference' in gains against ISIS, special envoy says By Larisa Epatko “The rapid turn in decision-making is something that is new and is actually causing us to act with great efficiency and seizing some key opportunities,” U.S. special envoy Brett McGurk said on Monday's PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 7:35 These citizen journalists risk their lives to report from Raqqa By PBS News Hour Starting with the Arab Spring and fight against Syria’s Assad regime, through the brutal takeover by the Islamic State, a group of citizen journalists has been documenting life inside Raqqa under deadly circumstances. A new documentary tells their story. Matthew… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 36:30 Why the U.S. strategy of arming Syrian rebels didn't work By PBS News Hour A covert CIA program created under the Obama administration to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels to put pressure on the Assad regime will soon end, The Washington Post first reported Wednesday. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Faysal Itani of the… Continue watching
Jul 19 Iran still top state sponsor of terrorism, U.S. report says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report that also noted a decline in the number of terrorist attacks globally between 2015 and 2016. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 5:05 Mosul left in rubble, crews search for bodies of family members By Marcia Biggs Mosul's old city is a scene of utter devastation. Although Mosul has been liberated, the fight continues in some pockets. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened by coalition airstrikes in the battle against the Islamic State, leaving few survivors to search… Continue watching
Jul 17 U.S. to create the independent U.S. Cyber Command, split off from NSA By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group, according to U.S. officials. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 5:57 News Wrap: U.S. forces kill Abu Sayed, ISIS leader in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, the U.S. military says ISIS leader Abu Sayed was killed Tuesday during a drone strike on ISIS headquarters in northwestern Afghanistan. The Justice Department said it will appeal directly to the Supreme Court after… Continue watching
Jul 13 WATCH: State Department announces progress in U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. By Joshua Barajas The department's announcement comes after Mosul was officially declared liberated earlier this week. The Iraqi city had been under ISIS control since 2014. Continue reading