Mar 11 Watch 8:49 Author delves into what motivates ISIS supporters By PBS News Hour In “The Way of Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State,” author Graeme Wood tells the story of Islamic State supporters around the world, including an American who is said to be among the group’s leaders. Wood, a national correspondent for… Continue watching
Mar 08 Gunmen disguised as medics storm Kabul hospital, killing 30 By Erica R. Hendry The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on Sardar Daud Khan hospital, which injured more than 50, a government official told Reuters. Continue reading
Mar 06 Photo: Firing at an Islamic State drone By News Desk An Iraqi special forces soldier fires at a drone operated by Islamic State militants Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq on March 4. … Continue reading
Mar 05 UN says 66,000 displaced in 5 months of north Syria fighting By Philip Issa, Associated Press Five months of multi-sided clashes in Syria's crowded northern battlefield have displaced some 66,000 people, a U.N. humanitarian agency said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New bomb threats target Jewish schools and community centers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Jewish community centers and day schools in at least 12 states received more bomb threats, all of which appeared to be hoaxes. Over the weekend, more than 100 headstones were destroyed at a Jewish cemetery… Continue watching
Feb 27 Photo: Fleeing the Islamic State for a camp outside Mosul By News Desk A boy, who just fled a village controlled by Islamic State fighters, cries as he sits with his family inside a bus before heading to the camp at Hammam Ali south of Mosul, Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:30 As battle in Mosul rages on, Iraqi forces bomb ISIS in Syria By PBS News Hour The Iraqi army has been fighting for four months to drive the Islamic State out of Mosul, the country's second-largest city. And Iraq's air force has carried out its first-ever air strikes on ISIS positions inside neighboring Syria. Wall Street… Continue watching
Feb 25 Conditions deteriorate in west Mosul as Iraqi advances slow By Susannah George, Associated Press The Iraqi advance into Mosul's western half slowed Saturday as combat turned to urban warfare and Iraqi forces met stiff resistance from the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Chemical weapon killed Kim Jong Un’s half-brother By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Malaysian toxicologists have determined that a chemical weapon was used to assassinate the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Also, more than 60 people are dead after a pair of bombings by Islamic… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Anti-Trump protesters mark ‘Not My President’s Day’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, thousands of demonstrators marched, chanted and carried signs in cities across the country, challenging President Trump's policies on everything from immigration to abortion. Also, British lawmakers debated whether to rescind an invitation to President Trump… Continue watching