Sep 16 Watch 4:30 What we know about ISIS-related crimes in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Over the past few years, Islamic State operatives or sympathizers have carried out attacks on civilians around the world, and U.S. federal prosecutors have brought ISIS-related terrorism charges in 135 cases. This week, the Center on National Security at Fordham… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Islamic State subway attack spurs London manhunt By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, 29 people were injured Friday after a homemade bomb exploded on a subway train in London. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Also, North Korea launched another ballistic missile over Japan early Friday. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Trump again defends Charlottesville comments By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump again defended his views on the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville after drawing fire for saying opposing protesters shared the blame. Also, Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed at… Continue watching
Aug 22 Mattis in Baghdad to meet with Iraqi leaders, U.S. commanders By Robert Burns, Associated Press Islamic State militants, driven from their main stronghold in northern Iraq, are trapped in a military vise that will squeeze them on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 10:03 Survivors recount atrocities of ISIS occupation in Mosul By Marcia Biggs More than 1 million people once lived in Mosul, Iraq, a city reduced to rubble after three years of ISIS occupation and a brutal nine-month battle to take it back. An estimated 700,000 civilians were displaced during the conflict, most… Continue watching
Aug 19 U.S. says Iraqi forces ready for next battle against Islamic State extremists By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Senior U.S. military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 3:21 After attack, Barcelona comes to terms with new reality By PBS News Hour Fourteen are dead, including one American, after Thursday's attack on Barcelona and another in a Spanish coastal town, where a car drove into a crowd and five men jumped out with knives; all were shot dead by police. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Aug 18 Trump approves plan to create independent cyber command By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump has approved a long-delayed Pentagon plan to create an independent and more aggressive cyber command. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 9:14 Some Iraqi forces wage campaign of punishment against ISIS fighters, suspected sympathizers By Marcia Biggs As the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State nears its end, a new campaign of revenge and retribution is underway by Iraqi forces against those suspected of fighting for or aiding the militant group. Human rights organizations report… Continue watching
Jul 19 Iran still top state sponsor of terrorism, U.S. report says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report that also noted a decline in the number of terrorist attacks globally between 2015 and 2016. Continue reading