Dec 31 Was 2015 the end of America as a superpower? By P. J. Tobia Year-end shows are usually a yawn. A few big events of the soon-to-be past year are duly noted and analyzed before the view shifts to the year to come. But 2015 has been truly remarkable. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 5:41 Iraqi forces score important victory with Ramadi recapture By PBS News Hour After a seven-month siege by the Islamic State militant group, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted his country's flag in Ramadi after government troops retook the city center. But the battle isn't completely over: Militants remain in other parts of… Continue watching
Dec 29 U.S. official: Airstrikes have killed 10 Islamic State leaders By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Iraqi forces recapture Ramadi center By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Iraqi military trumpeted its success in Ramadi, where troops recaptured the center of Ramadi despite pockets of resistance. Also, a Taliban suicide bomber killed at least one person and wounded dozens, many of them… Continue watching
Dec 27 U.S. hits Islamic State with 17 Christmas Day airstrikes By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Pentagon says the United States hit Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria with 17 airstrikes on Christmas Day. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 8:25 What a Ramadi victory means for the fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour The Iraqi military has been preparing for months to recapture Ramadi from the Islamic State group. As tanks and other vehicles rolled through the streets, state television reported the army chief has said his forces will finish taking back the… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 9:21 At the end of 2015, is U.S. national security better off? By PBS News Hour From a national security perspective, is the U.S. better off than it was a year ago? Judy Woodruff gets reflections on the year in foreign affairs from former State Department officials Wendy Sherman and Richard Haass. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 2:29 How war and peace shaped the world in 2015 By PBS News Hour 2015 was not immune from conflict or bloodshed; there was the Syrian war, the fight against the Islamic State, terrorism on the African continent, the attack on Paris, combat in Eastern Ukraine. But there were major diplomatic agreements reached as… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Iraqi forces advance on ISIS-held Ramadi By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Iraqi Army units advanced into Ramadi as part of a slow-moving offensive to recapture the key city from the Islamic State. Also, Afghan forces fought against Taliban fighters in a crucial southern province. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 5:52 News Wrap: San Bernardino weapons suspect held without bond By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the man who allegedly bought the weapons used in the San Bernardino shootings that killed 14 was ordered held without bond. Also, President Obama said in a year-end interview with NPR that he's failed to… Continue watching