Oct 21 Watch 5:30 'Trump betrayed us': Fleeing Kurds condemn U.S. decision to leave Syria By Jane Ferguson As U.S. troops follow President Trump's orders and pull out of northeast Syria, they leave behind men they fought side by side with against the Islamic State group. Amid fears of ethnic cleansing by Turkey, the Kurds have agreed to… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 3:54 As U.S. departs Syria, Kurds join Assad regime to fight a NATO ally In the days since the announced withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, the country’s map is being redrawn. Both Turkey and the Russia-backed Syrian regime made territorial advances, and U.S.-partner Syrian Democratic Forces turned to Damascus for support. As… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 7:46 What Trump's Syria withdrawal means for the Kurds, Russia and American allies President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria has profound implications for stability both within Syria and throughout the Middle East. Nick Schifrin talks to the University of Oklahoma’s Joshua Landis and career diplomat Ted Kattouf of Amideast… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 13:03 What Turkey's assault on northern Syria means for civilians, regional stability Turkey continued its military assault into northern Syria on Thursday. Aid agencies warn that nearly half a million people near the border are at risk from the violence, which is drawing criticism from many U.S. officials. Amna Nawaz reports and… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:25 Trump's abrupt military departure from Syria draws fierce criticism A day after the White House announced that President Trump was withdrawing all U.S. forces on the Syrian-Turkish border, U.S. bases there are deserted. Trump's abrupt decision now potentially puts the Kurdish-led, American-supported Syrian Democratic Forces directly in harm's way… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 12:00 Leaving Syria is 'knife in the back' for Kurdish forces, Panetta says The U.S. military is on the way out of northeastern Syria, and it appears that Turkish forces are on their way in. What does President Trump's decision to withdraw troops mean for Syria and Kurdish forces? Amna Nawaz gets reaction… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Afghans mourn victims of wedding bombing In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of people in Kabul, Afghanistan, paid tribute to the dozens who died in a suicide bombing. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on a wedding celebration. Also, the dominant militant group… Continue watching
Jul 03 Navy SEAL acquitted of killing says he made 'tactical, ethical, moral' mistakes By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press Special Operator Edward Gallagher, who did not testify during his two-week court-martial, addressed the jurors a day after they acquitted him of murder, attempted murder and other counts stemming from an incident during a 2017 deployment to Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 29 Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years By Zeina Karam, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Al-Bagdadi acknowledged that IS lost the war in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, which was captured last month by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Continue reading
Mar 22 White House says Islamic State territory in Syria eliminated By Deb Riechmann, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press President Trump said Friday "it's about time" that the group no longer controlled territory in the region, after a campaign by U.S. and coalition forces that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies unleashed more than 100,000 bombs and killed… Continue reading