Nov 21 Watch Syrian refugees settle en masse in Lebanon, overwhelming government By PBS News Hour Refugees from Syria’s civil war comprise half of the estimated 900,000 to a million migrants and refugees who have entered Europe this year. Nearly four million Syrian refugees have settled in countries neighboring Syria, including Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. In… Continue watching
Nov 21 Pentagon pressing allies for more help against Islamic State By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State group, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming - will compel… Continue reading
Nov 20 House Democrat, Republican urge Obama to focus on ISIS not Assad By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press In an unusual alliance, a House Democrat and Republican have teamed up to urge the Obama administration to stop trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad and focus all its efforts on destroying Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Nov 19 House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubbing veto threat By Erica Werner, Associated Press Responding swiftly to the terror in Paris, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to American shores, dividing the president's own party as lawmakers reflected the anxiety of voters back home. Continue reading
Nov 17 What do Afghans think about the Islamic State? By Larisa Epatko The Islamic State militant group apparently doesn’t need a footprint in Afghanistan for ordinary Afghans to feel its effects. Continue reading
Nov 17 Cease-fire in Syria potentially weeks away, John Kerry says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press PARIS — A cease-fire between Syria's government and opposition could be just weeks away from reality, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday as he visited Paris to show solidarity with France after last week's attacks. Continue reading
Nov 15 France launches ‘massive’ air strike on ISIS in Syria By News Desk France launched a “massive” air strike on an Islamic State stronghold in Syria on Sunday, the first military response since the attacks in Paris on Friday that killed as many as 129 people. Continue reading
Nov 15 In wake of Paris attacks, world leaders pledge renewed fight against ISIS By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press Jolted to attention by a horrifying terror spree in Paris, world leaders pledged a renewed fight Sunday against the Islamic State group, but offered little in the way of a revamped counter-terrorism strategy. Continue reading
Nov 14 Paris attacks may prompt White House to escalate fight against ISIS By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel President Barack Obama to consider military escalation against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 5:02 How the Paris attacks may affect the U.S.-led war on ISIS By PBS News Hour On Friday, the U.S. began airstrikes against ISIS in Libya. That day, multiple, coordinated attacks in Paris killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more. Anthony Cordesman from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching