Sep 07 US widens campaign against Islamic State, strikes targets in western Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the vital dam. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Who would make up Obama’s ‘ground game’ to fight the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Amid the growing threat posed by the Islamic State, President Obama recently called for a "ground game" in Iraq to help tackle the jihadist group. But who would make up that force? Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Obama: U.S. skeptical of Ukraine cease-fire, forms coalition against the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 05 Obama touts NATO unity on Ukraine cease-fire, Islamic State response By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Friday he is encouraged that NATO members universally acknowledge the "significant threat" the Islamic State poses, and that they have to take action. Continue reading
Sep 04 How is the Islamic State funded? By Larisa Epatko In response to our coverage of the Islamic State militant group, several viewers have asked how the group is funded. Turns out, it gets millions from oil and ransoms. Continue reading
Sep 04 Obama, Cameron: We will ‘not be cowed’ by Islamic State militants By Julie Pace, Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales — NATO leaders grappled Thursday with whether the alliance has a role in containing a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, as heads of state converged in Wales for a high-stakes summit also focused on the crisis… Continue reading
Sep 04 Can the West show unity in response to Russia, Islamic State? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama, U.K.’s Cameron try strike tough tone on crises DOJ to open investigation into Ferguson PD Hagan-Tillis debate in N.C. Independents Day in Kansas McConnell reaches key mark in new poll ‘Moment of testing’… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Islamic State — What should Obama do? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch Obama condemns Russia’s actions in Ukraine By PBS News Hour On a trip to Estonia, President Obama placed blame on Russian separatists for destabilizing eastern Ukraine. He also pledged support for the U.S.’ NATO allies. Meanwhile, reports surfaced of a potential cease-fire agreement in Ukraine. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch News Wrap: Two men freed, 30 years after murder conviction By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, 50-year-old Henry McCollum and his half-brother Leon Brown were set free from prison in North Carolina, 30 years after they were falsely convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl. DNA evidence shows the girl… Continue watching