Apr 22 Syrian military pummels ISIS-held districts in Damascus By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Apr 22 Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least 57 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 4:47 Her husband was an ISIS sniper, her son appeared in propaganda. What's next for this American family? By Josh Baker What should the U.S. government do with American citizens who traveled to live among the Islamic State? Sam El Hassani is an American woman who is being held with her children by Kurdish forces in northern Syria after living in… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Trump moves to deploy National Guard to border By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump moved to have governors deploy the National Guard at the U.S.-Mexico border. Also, the White House underscored the president’s message that the U.S. military's mission in Syria is coming to a "rapid end,"… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 9:00 Trump, top U.S. general strike different tones on stabilizing post-ISIS Syria By PBS News Hour President Trump said Tuesday that the end is in sight for the U.S. military mission in Syria, yet military leaders have said the U.S. should remain until the Islamic State is wiped out. American reinforcements have arrived in Manbij in… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Gunman in Southern France takes hostages, attacks police By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, protesters blocked a highway in Sacramento and prevented thousands of fans from getting into a pro basketball game over the police killing of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man. Also, a gunman in Southern France… Continue watching
Mar 23 3 dead, dozen injured in hostage situation in southern France By Sylvie Corbet, Samuel Petrequin and Jean-Paul Bonincontro, Associated Press An armed man went on rampage Friday in southern France, carjacking a vehicle, shooting at police and taking hostages in an hours-long standoff at a supermarket. Continue reading
Mar 21 ISIS suicide bomber kills 29 as Afghans celebrate new year By Associated Press An Islamic State suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shiite shrine in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 29 people as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year. Continue reading
Feb 10 As the fight in northern Syria shifts focus, here's what has changed By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon A ground-level look at what has changed between northern Syria today and six months back, when a fight against ISIS dominated the headlines. Continue reading
Jan 02 Top U.S. commander wants a more aggressive Afghan push this year By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It's all part of a plan the United States hopes will change the course of a war now entering its 17th year. Continue reading