Sep 30 Watch Pentagon questions true target of Russia’s Syrian strikes By PBS News Hour Hours after the Russian parliament authorized military action in Syria, aircraft bombed a number of sites in Syria. But exactly what the Russians hit -- and why -- remain unclear. Moscow reported attacking Islamic State targets, but the Free Syrian… Continue watching
Sep 30 Iraqi PM says he supports Russian airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria By Joshua Barajas Russia's President Vladimir Putin said he ordered airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday to fight Islamic State militants, a move that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he would welcome in Iraq, if needed. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:16 Leaders see Islamic State fight as long slog By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner, reporting from the UN, talks with Judy Woodruff about what came out of an anti-Islamic State meeting among world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and a meeting between President Obama and Russian… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 3:11 At UN, coalition finds little consensus on how to fight extremism By PBS News Hour President Obama led a meeting of more than 60 nations at the United Nations on ways to combat violent extremism and dismantle the Islamic State, but consensus on how to proceed eluded the coalition. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Sep 29 Report: U.S. failing to stop most people trying to join the Islamic State By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The House Homeland Security Committee says the U.S. is failing to stop most people trying to go overseas to join terrorist groups, including the Islamic State. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 11:27 Egypt’s president on fighting Islamic State, U.S. relations By PBS News Hour Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sits down with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss the pardoning of Al Jazeera journalists, whether Egypt will step up military action against the Islamic State, President Bashar al-Assad’s future in Syria, the government… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 22:49 Watch Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 27 France’s Hollande confirms attacks on Islamic State training camp in Syria By Associated Press Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria, President Francois Hollande said Sunday, making good on a promise to go after the group that the president has said is planning attacks against several… Continue reading
Sep 24 Illustrator draws out Syrian life under Islamic State rule By Corinne Segal Illustrator Molly Crabapple and writer Marwan Hisham wanted to capture the scenes of life amid war that often go unreported in Iraq and Syria, where the Islamic State has captured territory. Continue reading
Sep 22 Petraeus apologizes for giving classified info to mistress By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus apologized to Congress on Tuesday for sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell. It was his first public testimony before lawmakers since resigning as CIA director. Continue reading