Dec 23 Trump loses U.S. envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan By Susannah George, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Continue reading
Dec 22 Syria sends reinforcements east after Trump's pullout plan By Associated Press The reinforcements arrived after U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he was pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria. Continue reading
Dec 21 Large U.S. troop pullout planned in Afghanistan, officials say By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon is developing plans to withdraw up to half of the 14,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Thursday, marking a sharp change in the Trump administration's policy aimed at forcing the Taliban to the peace table… Continue reading
Dec 20 AP fact check: Trump prematurely declares victory over Islamic State group By Philip Issa, Associated Press President Donald Trump is declaring victory over the Islamic State group in Syria, but the militants remain a deadly force, and U.S. partners warn a premature U.S. withdrawal will allow them to storm back. Here's a look at the president's… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 25:01 December 16, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 16, a partial government shutdown hangs over a border wall dispute in Congress, and a look at life inside ISIS from a reporter on the front lines. Also, Marshall Islands residents are leaving the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:24 How Rukmini Callimachi searches for humanity on the ISIS beat By PBS News Hour After the international community and local security forces won a series of hard-fought victories against the Islamic State in recent years, ISIS is regrouping in Iraq, Syria, Libya and elsewhere. Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 22:25 December 2, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 2, tributes continue for former President George H.W. Bush, and the re-emergence of ISIS in Iraq causes growing alarm as members of the militant group wield control in remote areas of the country. Hari… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 8:23 After losing most of its control in Iraq, ISIS is starting to reemerge By Simona Foltyn After Islamic State fighters were driven out of much of Iraq, members of the terrorist group went back to collaborating out of plain sight and a conventional war there turned into a search for their bases. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 24 U.S. soldier, 2 Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.S. military said Saturday that a service member has been killed in Afghanistan, while in a separate incident two Afghan soldiers died when their helicopter failed to land properly. Continue reading
Nov 02 Christian pilgrims in Egypt ambushed; ISIS claims responsibility By Samy Magdy, Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press Islamic militants on Friday ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven and wounding 19, according to the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Interior Ministry. Continue reading