Apr 13 Watch 5:20 Iraqi PM to appeal to U.S. for more firepower and support against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 2:08 UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp seized by Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 6:10 Countering Islamic extremist recruitment videos with a cartoon spoof By PBS News Hour Minnesota may be a world away from Syria or Iraq, but the state’s large Somali community has made it an appealing field for seeking recruits for al-Shabab and other Islamic militant groups. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 2:28 What do recent gains in Syria mean for the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Despite being ousted recently from Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, Iraq, the Islamic State made important new gains this weekend in Syria, taking control of an area near Damascus. Part of what is driving the extremist group's success is the… Continue watching
Apr 03 Latest Islamic State magazine focuses on Africa recruitment By Anna Sillers The Islamic State group has turned their recruiting toward Africa, according to the cover story of the militant group’s most recent issue of its online recruitment magazine. According to Newsweek, the title of the March 30 issues of… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 3:33 What does an Arab League joint military force mean for the crisis in Yemen? By PBS News Hour The decision by the 21 nations of the Arab League to create a joint military force because of the crisis in Yemen raises the question: Why didn't the organization mobilize the same way to fight ISIS in Iraq? Matt Bradley… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Indiana Gov. Pence declares HIV public health emergency By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:37 News Wrap: Investigators search through Germanwings wreckage on Alpine slopes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State group begin in Iraq By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Iraqi government has asked the U.S. to provide airstrikes in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive against a dug-in Islamic State force in the northern city of Tikrit, a U.S. official said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 12:45 Afghan President Ghani: Partnership with U.S. ‘revitalized’ By PBS News Hour President Obama announced that the U.S. would scale back the pace of its promised troop pullout from Afghanistan, retaining current forces this year. Gwen Ifill interviews President Ashraf Ghani about thawing relations with the U.S., potential changes in how Pakistan… Continue watching