Feb 06 Islamic State claims American hostage was killed by a Jordanian airstrike By Ruth Tam A statement purportedly from the Islamic State group claims an American hostage was killed in an airstrike Friday on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the militant group’s main stronghold. The statement identified the hostage as 26-year-old… Continue reading
Feb 06 U.S. must resist urge to 'overreach' in global crises, Obama says By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. must resist the urge to "overreach" when it comes to involvement in global crises. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 8:00 What does Jordan's anger mean for fight against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 3:42 Jordan's King Abdullah calls for 'relentless' war against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Lawmakers support more military aid to help Jordan combat Islamic State By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congressional support built Wednesday for increased U.S. military assistance to Jordan following a video purporting to show Islamic State militants burning a captured Jordanian air force pilot to death. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 7:07 Jordan finds 'no compromise is possible' with Islamic State By PBS News Hour For Jordanians wishing for the freedom of a pilot captured by the Islamic State, hope turned to despair and outrage when the militant group released a video of the man being burned alive. Gwen Ifill talks to Rod Nordland of… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 5:34 ISIS videos often signal hostages' fate may be sealed By PBS News Hour After days of negotiations over a prisoner exchange apparently broke down, the Islamic State on Saturday executed a Japanese journalist it had been holding in Syria. Douglas Ollivant, a senior national security fellow at the New America Foundation and a… Continue watching
Jan 31 Online video purports to show beheading of Japanese hostage By Elisabeth Ponsot Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Sunday the video posted online showing the apparent execution of hostage Kenji Goto by ISIS militants appears authentic. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 8:37 Is it time to open the door to better relations with Iran? By PBS News Hour Historian Robert Kaplan says that geo-political necessities have given longtime enemies, the United States and Iran, some pressing common interests. Is it time to open the door to a working relationship? As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 6:15 What's behind Islamic State's prisoner swap demand? By PBS News Hour The Jordanian government said it would release a female Iraqi suicide bomber who had been sentenced to death, in exchange for a pilot captured by the Islamic State in December. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to… Continue watching