May 09 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Trump administration reportedly considering military expansion in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan to vastly expand the U.S. military's role in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, boosting the number of troops and giving the Pentagon power to set troop levels. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Attack puts Paris on high alert, days before the election By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Paris remains on high alert after a gunman killed one policeman and wounded two more before killing himself. The attack comes just three days before voting begins in France’s presidential election. Also, President Trump reignited… Continue watching
Apr 13 U.S. drops largest non-nuclear bomb on ISIS target in Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Apr 11 Mattis: Defeating Islamic State still top U.S. priority By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base does not signal a change in the Pentagon's military campaign there, which is focused on defeating the Islamic State group and al-Qaida remnants. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:33 After U.S. missile strikes, what’s the next move on Syria? By PBS News Hour What does the U.S. plan next in response to civil war in Syria? Members of the Trump administration have appeared to send mixed messages about U.S. policy going forward, most notably on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Chief… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 8:14 Turmoil and terrorism breed economic uncertainty for Turkey By PBS News Hour Turkey's tourism outlook has never been so bleak. Increasing terrorism by the Islamic State group and the PKK have driven the country into its worst tourism slump ever, a major sector of the economy. International concerns about political uncertainty, as… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 8:27 Why the Trump administration is sending more troops to Syria By PBS News Hour The Pentagon has authorized the deployment of 400 additional troops to Syria in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State militant group. Judy Woodruff discusses the U.S.'s deepening military involvement and the complexities with former Defense Department official Andrew Exum… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 9:22 News Wrap: Deadly attack wreaks havoc outside London Parliament By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted outside Britain's Parliament building when an attacker drove into a crowd and stabbed a policeman. At least four people died. Also, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a stark warning to European states… Continue watching
Mar 22 U.S. tells allies to do more amid new offensive against IS By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Declaring the Islamic State group's destruction its top Middle East priority, the Trump administration on Wednesday urged coalition partners to contribute more to forces who are retaking Iraq's second largest city and readying an assault on the extremists'… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Deadly suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, at least 23 people were killed and nearly 50 more wounded by a suicide car bomb in a busy commercial district -- and mostly Shiite neighborhood -- of Baghdad. The violence erupted as Iraq's prime… Continue watching