Sep 29 Obama blames bad intel for underestimating Islamic State group By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe President Obama told CBS’ 60 Minutes that the intelligence community “underestimated what had been taking place in Syria” with the Islamic State group and that the U.S. overestimated the Iraqi army’s capabilities. Meanwhile, an NBC/WSJ/Annenberg poll out over the weekend… Continue reading
Sep 28 Obama: US misjudged threat of Islamic State militants By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama said in an interview airing Sunday that he agrees with intelligence leaders who believe the United States not only underestimated the threat of militants seeking to form the Islamic State group but also overestimated the ability and… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch As airstrikes continue, how intense has the Syria campaign been so far? By PBS News Hour The U.S. has continued to strike the Islamic State at various headquarters in Syria, but how intense has the campaign been so far? And what's next? Anthony Cordesman from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: UK will join airstrikes on Islamic State in Iraq, not Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 26 UK, Belgium, Denmark join fight against Islamic State militants By News Desk Despite concerns that Europe could be drawn into a larger conflict, the governments of the United Kingdom, Belgium and Denmark acted Friday to contribute to the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Airstrikes damage key income source for Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon reported that U.S. and Arab airstrikes blasted oil installations that help fund the Islamic State up to $2 million a day in black market sales. Also, Iraq’s prime minister said he has credible… Continue watching
Sep 25 FBI may have identified masked man in beheading videos By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The U.S. believes it has identified the British-accented masked man in the videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker, the FBI director says. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Can the U.S. rally more partners against Islamic State? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Will President Obama’s U.N. speech and Security Council resolution resonate with leaders of Muslim countries and others around the world? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner offers an update from the United Nations and Jessica Tuchman Mathews of the Carnegie… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Protecting ancient treasures from becoming casualties in Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour Northern Iraq boasts thousands of archaeological sites dating to the beginning of civilization, and they are being destroyed by the Islamic State militants. Meanwhile, more than three years of civil war in Syria has laid waste to much of the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Obama challenges Arab and Muslim states to fight violent extremism in U.N. address - Part 1 By PBS News Hour President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly by saying the world is “at a crossroads between war and peace.” He urged Arab and Muslim leaders to join a four-point campaign that would destroy the Islamic State group, delegitimize the… Continue watching