Sep 03 Watch 8:21 Turkey moves tanks into Syria in fight against ISIS By PBS NewsHour Turkey deployed tanks inside Syria on Saturday to target positions held by Islamic State militants. The new operation marks an attempt to secure Turkey's border and push back against Kurdish militias. Turkey's deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmus, joins Hari Sreenivasan. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: U.S. tells Turkey to focus attacks on ISIS, not Kurds, in Syria By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, top American officials accused Turkey of focusing on Kurdish groups in their military campaign against Syria, instead of on ISIS. Also, in Yemen, a suicide truck bomb tore into a gathering of military recruits, leaving… Continue watching
Jul 27 Islamic State group takes credit for suicide bombing in northern Syria By Daniel Moritz-Rabson A suicide bomber detonated a truck of explosives in northeastern Syria Wednesday morning, killing at least 44 people. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Deadly car bomb in Ankara; Amtrak train derails in Kansas By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Turkey blamed Kurdish separatists for a car bombing in Ankara Sunday that killed at least 37; the Turkish military arrested 11 people and carried out airstrikes in retaliation. Also, an Amtrak train derailed early Monday… Continue watching
Dec 18 The Syrian crisis simplified: Who’s fighting whom and why? By Connie Cass, Associated Press One nation, two wars, a quarter-million lives lost, millions forced from their homes, and still no end in sight for the crisis in Syria. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. to deploy more special forces to Iraq and Syria By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding its special operations force in Iraq and Syria to help fight Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 09 Pentagon to end Syrian rebel training program By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press LONDON — The U.S. will change the failed Syrian rebel training program to focus efforts on working with capable Kurdish and other forces in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: Islamic State leader raped hostage Kayla Mueller By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the family of American hostage Kayla Mueller says she was repeatedly raped by Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before her death, according to U.S. intelligence. Also, Kurdish officials say they're investigating chemical weapons attacks… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 8:07 Is Turkey headed for political instability? By PBS NewsHour President President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was counting on election gains for his party, but instead the AKP Party lost their majority, raising uncertainty about Turkey’s political future. What do the surprising results mean for the nation, the region and for… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 6:32 Kurdish deputy prime minister urges U.S. leaders to remain engaged in Iraq By PBS NewsHour While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Baghdad to meet with Iraq's new prime minister, Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani came to Washington in hopes of shoring up support for the fight against the Islamic State. Chief foreign affairs correspondent… Continue watching