Jul 01 Watch 8:43 Humanitarian crisis looms in Fallujah after ISIS defeat By PBS News Hour Displaced residents of Fallujah are finding little to celebrate after Iraqi forces finally ousted Islamic State fighters this week. The city is empty — tens of thousands who were held by ISIS as human shields fled to desolate camps —… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 3:27 Turkey buries its dead amid growing demands to take on ISIS By PBS News Hour As the Turks went about the sad task of burying the victims of the Istanbul airport terror attack, civilian fears mounted and calls increased for Ankara to act against ISIS. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been criticized for turning… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 5:40 Turks feeling increasingly vulnerable after Istanbul airport bombing By PBS News Hour For Turks, the Istanbul attack has left them feeling more vulnerable, especially since it was so indiscriminate. ISIS is believed to be behind the suicide bombing and has a strong network in the country. Judy Woodruff discusses the attack with… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 3:02 Chaos and carnage — Inside the terror bombing of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport By PBS News Hour Security cameras caught the moment death was unleashed in Istanbul. Police shot one of the armed attackers and then he detonated his bomb. Passengers stampeded for the exits as flying glass and debris cut bodies to shreds. It was another… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 8:04 CIA director says Iran must do more in fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour CIA Director John Brennan sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the repercussions of the Istanbul attack and whether the U.S. was vulnerable to similar attacks. He was asked about Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments that Iran has been… Continue watching
Jun 29 CIA director: We are 'not immune' to terrorist violence By Larisa Epatko CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday that although the United States is an “ocean away” from Islamic State group strongholds, the U.S. is not immune to its attacks. Continue reading
Jun 29 CIA director: Istanbul attack 'bears the hallmarks of ISIL's depravity' By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Video by Reuters WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday that the attack in Istanbul has the earmarks of strikes by Islamic State militants and that the group is likely trying to hit the United States in the… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch News Wrap: Deadly suicide bombing strikes Istanbul airport By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a terror attack at Istanbul’s main airport killed several people. At least one suicide bomber opened fire and then blew himself up, according to the Turkey’s justice minister. Also, Volkswagen will spend about $15 billion… Continue watching
Jun 28 'Lone wolf' terror attacks inspired by ISIS to persist in West, U.S. envoy says By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The threat of "lone wolf" acts of terrorism inspired by the Islamic State will persist in the West, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 17 50 U.S. diplomats dissent of Obama's Syria policy in internal memo By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press In internal document, U.S. diplomats demand Syria action. Continue reading