Jan 26 Watch 8:02 For Muslims in U.K., not feeling 'British' can lead some to extremism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Obama says terror group has killed Japanese hostage By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls "the brutal murder" of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Jan 24 Japanese hostage reportedly executed in Syria By Andrew Mach Japanese officials condemned the apparent execution of Haruna Yukawa, a 42-year-old unemployed widower who went to Syria in July and was captured the next month. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 2:50 International coalition meets to take stock of Islamic State fight By PBS News Hour Facing criticism for slow gains, more than 20 foreign ministers met in London to strategize how to cripple the Islamic State group and assess their progress so far. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Jan 22 Memories of Iraq before the violence By Noreen Nasir Zeena Rahman is a 30-year-old law associate who left Baghdad in 2003 and now lives in Virginia. 2014 was a turbulent year for Iraq. Already ravaged by decades of war, sectarian violence, and corruption, the country also endured… Continue reading
Jan 12 Group claiming ties to Islamic State appear to have hacked key military command's Twitter, YouTube accounts By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A group calling themselves CyberCaliphate with the tagline “i love you isis” apparently have hacked the Twitter handle for U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM. Continue reading
Jan 06 Islamic State locks 670,000 children out of Syrian schools By Joshua Barajas As the militant group continues to vie for positions in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State forces shut down schools in three Syrian provinces until the curriculum was revised to comply with religious rules, the U.N. children's fund said Tuesday. Continue reading