May 16 Watch 2:25 News Wrap: Demand for electricity sparks massive protest in Kabul over power line’s route By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Afghan capital of Kabul went on lockdown after tens of thousands of minority Hazaras marched through the streets, demanding that a planned multinational power line be routed through their province. Also, the U.S. and… Continue watching
May 15 Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad By Corinne Segal At least 14 people were killed Sunday in an assault on a gas plant north of Baghdad, the latest in a string of attacks for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: ISIS car bombs rock Baghdad, killing at least 93 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Baghdad was rocked by the deadliest terror attack this year, as three car bombings killed at least 93 people. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. Also, the accused Colorado Planned Parent gunman is declared unfit for… Continue watching
May 11 Baghdad car bomb kills at least 63 people By News Desk Iraqi officials say the death toll rose to 63 people after a car bomb detonated in Baghdad Wednesday. The Islamic State has taken responsibility for the attack, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading
May 04 Navy SEAL killed in Iraq was part of rescue team By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Navy SEAL killed during a firefight in Iraq was part of a quick reaction force that moved in to rescue U.S. military advisers from an Islamic State attack, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 04 Coalition vows to build up further against Islamic State By Robert Burns, Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — An international coalition leading the military campaign against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq agreed Wednesday to accelerate their contributions but did not publicly specify what those would be. The group also called on Iraqi leaders… Continue reading
May 03 Watch Relatives of Western jihadist fighters go public, hoping to stop others By PBS News Hour Relatives of fighters who joined the Islamic State militants and other groups came together at an anti-radicalization conference in Paris with hopes of reaching a turning point in the fight against extremism. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports. Continue watching
May 02 Panetta: ‘Nobody attacks the U.S. and gets away with it’ By Larisa Epatko Five years after the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, former CIA Director Leon Panetta -- the man responsible for the operation -- said part of its purpose was to send a message to the world that “nobody attacks… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:08 Are airstrikes successfully weakening ISIS? By PBS News Hour The Islamic State insurgency in Iraq and Syria has drawn an estimated 38,000 recruits from all over the world, including the U.S. But the Pentagon recently said recruits have dropped from 2,000 a month to 500, in part because of… Continue watching
May 01 Brussels departure hall opens for first time since terror attacks By Michael D. Regan The departure hall at Brussels main airport was partially reopened Sunday for the first time since two suicide bombers killed 16 people on March 22. Continue reading