Jan 12 Watch 9:52 News Wrap: Islamic State supporters hack U.S. military social media accounts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, social media sites belonging to the U.S. Central Command’s were hacked by a group who said they acted on behalf of the Islamic State. Threats against members of the military were posted on the @CENTCOM… Continue watching
Jan 12 Group claiming ties to Islamic State appear to have hacked key military command's Twitter, YouTube accounts By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A group calling themselves CyberCaliphate with the tagline “i love you isis” apparently have hacked the Twitter handle for U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 6:25 News Wrap: Keystone XL fight looms as 114th Congress convenes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 06 Islamic State locks 670,000 children out of Syrian schools By Joshua Barajas As the militant group continues to vie for positions in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State forces shut down schools in three Syrian provinces until the curriculum was revised to comply with religious rules, the U.N. children's fund said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Obama announces new sanctions on North Korea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama announces new sanctions on three North Korean organizations and 10 individuals in response to the country’s cyber attack on Sony Pictures. Also, more than a dozen airstrikes from the U.S. and coalition warplanes… Continue watching
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Dec 26 Watch 7:20 Civilian suffering and sliding morale in Islamic State territory By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Pope Francis laments suffering from Ebola, terrorism at Christmas By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Pope Francis decried the persecution of Christians and others by the Islamic State and grieved the suffering of those stricken by Ebola or affected by war or terrorism in his Christmas Day remarks at the… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 10:53 'They want to win and they are ready to die': Lessons from 10 days with the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 How the Islamic State lures Westerners with a humanitarian approach By Eric Tucker, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The three teenage girls from Colorado swapped Twitter messages about marriage and religion with recruiters for the Islamic State group, then set out for Syria with passports and thousands of dollars in stolen cash. Authorities intercepted them in… Continue reading