Apr 02 Mass grave uncovered in ancient city of Palmyra By Michael D. Regan A mass grave was found in Palmyra after Syrian forces regained control of the ancient Roman city from the Islamic State last week. Women and children were among the victims reportedly killed by members of the self-proclaimed caliphate in a… Continue reading
Apr 02 World leaders urge action against terrorism at Nuclear Security Summit By Darlene Superville and Josh Lederman, Associated Press World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Freed from ISIS, Palmyra’s treasured ruins ‘have blood on them’ By PBS News Hour The Syrian Army has reclaimed Palmyra from the Islamic State group, dealing a major setback to the militants. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the state of the ancient city, home to a sprawling set of Roman ruins… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 8:43 Summit explores how to keep nuclear material away from terrorists By PBS News Hour More than 50 world leaders met for the Nuclear Security Summit, which comes amid fears about terrorists acquiring destructive material, as well as North Korea's growing pace of nuclear tests and missile launches. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner offers… Continue watching
Apr 01 Obama hails Iran deal as a model for nuclear diplomacy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hailed the nuclear deal with Iran on Friday as a "substantial success" and a model for future diplomacy, as world leaders took stock of the world's most worrisome nuclear threats. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 7:25 Driven from their homes by ISIS, Iraqi Christians face choice of flight or fight By PBS News Hour For Christians in Iraq, driven from their ancestral lands by the Islamic State, Easter celebrations were overshadowed by the feeling that they might never see home again. Now a small band of the displaced are taking up arms in order… Continue watching
Mar 29 U.S. orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State Department and Pentagon are ordering the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel to leave posts in southern Turkey due to security fears. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 7:26 Long-awaited battle to take back Mosul from ISIS will be toughest yet By PBS News Hour Since the Islamic State forces overran the city nearly two years ago, Mosul in Iraq has become a vital hub for ISIS’s operations in the region. Now the Iraqi army, supported by Kurdish and American forces, has launched a long-awaited… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 3:26 Are foreign recruits causing ideological rifts in ISIS? By PBS News Hour The U.S. Director of National Intelligence says the number of men who have traveled from their home countries to join ISIS now exceeds 36,000. The influx of foreign fighters may now be causing ideological discord in its ranks. Wall Street… Continue watching
Mar 27 Syrian forces retake ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State By Michael D. Regan Syrian government forces retook Palmyra on Sunday, driving out hundreds of Islamic State fighters who had seized the ancient city last year and destroyed temples dating back to the Roman empire. Continue reading