Dec 06 Obama urges nation not to give in to fear By Daniel Bush, Quinn Bowman Speaking from the Oval Office for just the third time during his presidency, but offering few new proposals, President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to continue his current strategy against the Islamic State overseas, while also encouraging American Muslims to… Continue reading
Dec 06 How ISIS is recruiting a growing following of young women By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The increasing number of women drawn to the Islamic State is worrisome to American law enforcement. Continue reading
Dec 06 FULL SPEECH: Obama says ‘Freedom is more powerful than fear’ By News Desk Watch the full speech of President Barack Obama’s prime-time address to the nation. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Here’s what we know about the growing international fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour In the fight against ISIS, France has stepped up airstrikes in Syria since the terror attacks in Paris, shortly after the U.K. authorized its own airstrikes, and Germany has voted to support the military campaign against the group. But what… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 9:20 Ambassador Power: More progress needs to be made in uniting anti-ISIS coalition By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 FBI investigating San Bernardino shooting as ‘act of terrorism’ By Joshua Barajas One of the two shooters accused of fatally shooting 14 people at a holiday party San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday posted online messages that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a U.S. law enforcement offical told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 9:58 Full Interview: Ash Carter on a military turning point for women in combat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 02 British lawmakers vote to back airstrikes against ISIS in Syria By Joshua Barajas After debating the issue for more than 10 hours Wednesday, British lawmakers voted to authorize airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch UK approves expanded airstrike campaign against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch U.S. ‘step-by-step’ strategy against Islamic State questioned in Congress By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the U.S. will be deploying more special forces to assist Iraqi and Peshmerga forces targeting the Islamic State, and will be authorized to take direct action. Some lawmakers questioned whether the U.S. is making… Continue watching