Mar 21 Watch 7:09 Former U.S. soldier joins militia to defend Christian faith in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:33 Why violence is on the rise in Yemen By PBS News Hour Yemen’s deadliest terror attack in decades left hundreds of casualties. Judy Woodruff talks to Nabeel Khoury, a former State Department official in Yemen, about rising violence, ethnic tensions and power struggles in that country. Continue watching
Mar 15 Three British teens suspected of planning to join ISIS arrested in Turkey By Rebecca Lee Three British male teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and flown back to the United Kingdom, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 4:16 Battle for Tikrit: What happens if Iraqi forces retake city from Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 3:34 Obama administration seeks war authorization against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 3:21 What's behind the growing rift between Iraq and U.S. forces in the fight against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 4:22 What does Iran's strategy against Islamic State mean for us? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 2:10 U.S. allies raise concern about Iran's involvement in Iraq By PBS News Hour Shiite militias backed by Iran are aiding Iraqi forces drawing nearer to Tikrit in the biggest offensive yet to push back Islamic State militants. Iran’s involvement doesn’t sit well with many American allies and puts the U.S., as leader of… Continue watching
Mar 06 Islamic State group destroys ancient site of Nimrud in northern Iraq By Leah Nagy Islamic State fighters ransacked and bulldozed the centuries-old archaeological site of Nimrud in northern Iraq on Thursday, in what the head of the U.N.’s cultural agency decried as a “cultural cleansing” that amounted to a “war crime.”… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 8:07 U.S. General leading coalition sees momentum in fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour American warplanes are staying out of Iraq’s offensive against Tikrit, instead targeting Islamic State militants elsewhere. Judy Woodruff talks to retired Gen. John Allen, special presidential envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State, about how the U.S. is supporting… Continue watching