Feb 12 Watch 4:25 Russian airstrikes continue despite fragile Syrian cease-fire agreement By PBS News Hour Seventeen nations led by the U.S. and Russia offered a Syrian cease-fire agreement in Munich Friday, to be enacted in one week. But Russian airstrikes in the region have continued unabated, President Bashar al-Assad is still vowing to retake all… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 8:39 The global threats that keep the CIA up at night By PBS News Hour America's top intelligence officials brought an updated assessment of worldwide threats to the U.S. to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Their top concerns included cyber attacks, the Islamic State group, the war in Syria, North Korea's nuclear activities and a resurgent… Continue watching
Feb 09 Islamic State determined to strike U.S. this year, intelligence officials say By Deb Riechmann and Richard Lardner, Associated Press Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday, telling lawmakers that a small group of violent extremists will attempt to overcome the logistical challenges of mounting… Continue reading
Feb 08 U.S. faces shortcomings in global, anti-ISIS coalition By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — To doubters of its strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the Obama administration likes to tout its coalition of 66 nations and claim strength in numbers. But a year and a half into the war, some administration officials… Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 6:49 Can the U.S. prevent an ISIS haven in Libya? By PBS News Hour While Iraq and Syria have been the focus of the coalition fighting the Islamic State, Libya has become a new hotspot for the militant group. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on how American officials are responding, and Judy… Continue watching
Feb 01 More U.S., coalition forces likely needed to fight ISIS, top commander says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The commander of military operations against the Islamic State group says there is a "good potential" he will need more U.S. and coalition forces to ramp up the fight as it extends across Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 9:18 Recruiting college students to fight extremists online By PBS News Hour The federal government has launched an initiative to counter violent extremism among potential homegrown terrorists. Part of the effort enlists college students to develop an online campaign and social media strategy against ISIS propaganda. NewsHour's Christopher Booker reports. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 3:30 U.S. rolls out tighter Visa Waiver Program rules in wake of terror attacks By PBS News Hour As more radicalized foreigners join ISIS militants, U.S. officials this week tightened the Visa Waiver Program, which allows visitors from 38 countries to enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa. This week, anyone from a Visa Waiver country… Continue watching
Jan 22 U.S. confirms additional civilian casualties from airstrikes By Robert Burns, Associated Press The U.S. military says American airstrikes likely killed two civilians near the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqqa, Syria, last July. That's on top of eight other civilian deaths the military acknowledged last week. Continue reading
Jan 21 U.S., coalition forces to boost efforts against ISIS propaganda By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press PARIS — U.S. and coalition forces are battling Islamic State militants in the skies and on the ground across Iraq and Syria, but the allies are increasingly also targeting the airwaves, where they now are losing the propaganda war. Continue reading