Aug 20 Watch 3:58 Family mourns murdered journalist James Foley, Obama condemns Islamic State By PBS News Hour Journalist James Foley was confirmed as the man executed by beheading in a video released by the Islamic State group. Militants also threatened to kill another American journalist if the U.S. didn’t stop airstrikes in Iraq. Foley, 40, was abducted… Continue watching
Aug 20 U.S. official: More airstrikes in Iraq By Lara Jakes, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- American fighter jets and drones continued to pound Islamic State militants in Iraq on Wednesday, and military planners weighed the possibility of sending a small number of additional U.S. troops to Baghdad, U.S. officials said, even as the… Continue reading
Aug 20 Obama: world is ‘appalled’ by James Foley killing By Associated Press EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama says the United States will continue to confront Islamic State extremists despite the brutal murder of journalist James Foley. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch News Wrap: Mideast cease-fire collapses after new Gaza rocket attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 11:16 Despite military advances, displaced Iraqis fear risks of returning home By PBS News Hour Saving the Kurdish city of Irbil from the onslaught of Islamic State fighters was one of the goals of U.S. airstrikes launched earlier this month. But a sense of foreboding remains in the region, and many of the displaced residents… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Kurdish forces retake key dam from Islamic State in ‘strategic victory’ By PBS News Hour In what may be considered a strategic victory, Kurdish forces recaptured the area around the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, with the help of repeated air strikes to the area on Sunday. PBS NewsHour Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari… Continue watching
Aug 17 Kurdish forces move to retake parts of Mosul Dam By Xander Landen With the aid of U.S. airstrikes, on Sunday, Kurdish forces were able to regain partial control of the Mosul Dam which Islamic State extremists captured nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Aug 14 About 4,500 civilians atop Iraq’s Sinjar mountain By Robert Burns and Julie Pace, The Associated Press Two U.S. officials say that roughly 4,500 people remain atop northern Iraq's Sinjar Mountain, and nearly half are herders who lived there before the siege and have no interest in being evacuated. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch News Wrap: White House considering Yazidi rescue measures By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama moved closer toward rescue steps for thousands of Yazidi refugees who are trapped on a mountain in Northern Iraq by fighters of the Islamic State group. The deputy national security advisor suggested a… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Maliki urges military commanders not intervene in Iraq political battle By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the divisive Shiite leader who is facing a power grab from challenger Haider al-Abadi, warned military commanders not to interfere in the political confrontation. Many in Baghdad and in the international community support Abadi. Meanwhile,… Continue watching