Sep 03 Second beheading dares U.S. to act By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford The reported beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, by the Islamic State group is almost daring President Obama and the United States’ European allies to act. President Obama responded Wednesday morning from Estonia, where he is on an overseas… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch News Wrap: UN approves investigation of the Islamic State in Iraq By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the United Nations human rights council condemned the Islamic State group for what it called abuses on “an unimaginable scale” and approved an investigation of the militants’ actions in Iraq -- from mass killings to… Continue watching
Aug 29 Who will help the U.S. battle the Islamic State in Syria? By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press In the last year-and-a-half, Islamic State extremists have fought the Syrian army, Hezbollah and Iranian forces. They've clashed with al-Qaida's local affiliate, routed Iraq's army and pushed back Kurdish peshmerga fighters. American airstrikes in Iraq have recently caused somewhat of… Continue reading
Aug 29 U.S. officials fear radicalized citizens will carry out lone-wolf terror plots By Ken Dilanian, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration has offered a wide range of assessments of the threat to U.S. national security posed by the extremists who say they've established a caliphate, or Islamic state, in an area straddling eastern Syrian and northern and western… Continue reading
Aug 20 How has social media adapted to deal with violent terrorist imagery? By Nora Daly The horrifying documentation of James Foley’s tragic death has raised questions about how social media must adapt to deal with violent, terrorist imagery. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch President Obama: World is appalled by journalist James Foley’s killing By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 19 Journalist James Foley reportedly killed by Islamic State group By News Desk News of Foley’s murder was released in a video via an official Islamic State group Twitter feed. In the video, Foley is forced to read a letter condemning the U.S. bombing campaign in Iraq, calling it the “final nail” in… Continue reading
Aug 11 U.S. begins sending arms to Kurdish forces in Iraq By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The officials wouldn't say which U.S. agency is providing the arms or what weapons are being sent, but one official said it isn't the Pentagon. The CIA has historically done similar quiet arming operations. Continue reading
Aug 09 Obama on Iraq airstrikes: U.S. will ‘maintain vigilance’ for as long as it takes By Carey Reed Before leaving on a two-week vacation to Martha's Vineyard, President Barack Obama gave an update on the U.S. airstrikes against the Sunni insurgent group, the Islamic State in Iraq and stressed that the U.S would maintain vigilance for as long… Continue reading
Aug 09 5 things you didn’t know about Yazidis By Dave Sloan, Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Professor Christine Allison about the Yezidis, a Kurdish religious minority group who are being targeted by Islamic militants in Iraq. Professor Allison teaches at the University of Exeter where she focuses on Kurdish History… Continue reading