Mar 15 Three British teens suspected of planning to join ISIS arrested in Turkey By Rebecca Lee Three British male teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and flown back to the United Kingdom, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 4:16 Battle for Tikrit: What happens if Iraqi forces retake city from Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 3:30 Tikrit is ‘huge test’ for Iraq’s fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Heavy fighting continued in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, as Iraqi forces and militias moved in on the Islamic State group. Meanwhile, 25 Iraqi soldiers were killed in a friendly fire incident involving an aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition against… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 3:34 Obama administration seeks war authorization against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 11 Top military chief Dempsey voices concerns about fight against Islamic State By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press America's top military officer says that while Iran's support in the fight against Islamic State militants is helpful, the U.S. remains concerned about what happens "after the drums stop beating" and IS is defeated. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 3:21 What’s behind the growing rift between Iraq and U.S. forces in the fight against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 4:22 What does Iran’s strategy against Islamic State mean for us? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Ferguson fires three for racist emails following DOJ report By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 2:10 U.S. allies raise concern about Iran’s involvement in Iraq By PBS News Hour Shiite militias backed by Iran are aiding Iraqi forces drawing nearer to Tikrit in the biggest offensive yet to push back Islamic State militants. Iran’s involvement doesn’t sit well with many American allies and puts the U.S., as leader of… Continue watching
Mar 06 Islamic State group destroys ancient site of Nimrud in northern Iraq By Leah Nagy Islamic State fighters ransacked and bulldozed the centuries-old archaeological site of Nimrud in northern Iraq on Thursday, in what the head of the U.N.’s cultural agency decried as a “cultural cleansing” that amounted to a “war crime.”… Continue reading