Mar 06 At least 60 dead as suicide bombing strikes south of Baghdad By Michael D. Regan At least 60 people are dead following the latest in a string suicide bombings in Iraq, a nation fighting the encroachment of the Islamic State and internal conflicts sometimes divided across sectarian lines. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:42 ISIS is recruiting more children to carry out massacres By PBS News Hour A new report found there were three times as many suicide attacks in the Middle East committed by children this year compared to last. Experts blame Islamic State propaganda that glorifies martyrdom for indoctrinating orphaned and disaffected children to extremist… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: UN approves tough sanctions against North Korea for nuclear tests By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the UN Security Council responded to North Korea’s recent nuclear tests by unanimously approving its toughest sanctions against the Communist state in 20 years. Also, a U.S. special operations unit captured a significant leader of… Continue watching
Mar 01 Osama bin Laden wanted the bulk of his fortune used 'on jihad' By Deb Riechmann and Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In his handwritten will, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth — the bulk of which he wanted to be used "on jihad, for the sake of Allah."… Continue reading
Feb 28 At least 70 killed, dozens wounded in Baghdad market bombings By Michael D. Regan Dozens were killed and injured following multiple bombing attacks claimed by the Islamic State on Sunday in Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 19 U.S. warplanes strike ISIS training camp in Libya By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting an Islamic State training camp and a senior extremist leader, U.S. defense officials said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 17 Fight over gunman's locked iPhone could have big impact By Tami Abdollah and Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- An extraordinary legal fight is brewing with major privacy implications for millions of cellphone users after a federal magistrate ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the San Bernardino… Continue reading
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