Sep 22 Watch Islamic State fighting near Syria-Turkey border sparks panicked exodus By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Sep 20 Thousands of Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey after Islamic State attacks By Rialda Zukic Thousands of Syrian Kurds have fled to Turkey since Friday after Islamic State fighters attacked dozens of villages. Continue reading
Sep 17 Kurdish drive for independence delayed by fight against Islamic State By Morgan Till Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff to Kurdistan's regional president, spoke with Margaret Warner about the Kurds’ drive for greater autonomy and where initial steps to conduct a referendum on leaving Iraq -- and declaring independence -- stand as the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Kurdish drive for independence delayed by fight against Islamic State By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Bill Clinton celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps, talks Islamic State strategy and midterm election outlook By PBS NewsHour In the 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the AmeriCorps National Service Program into existence, more than 900,000 participants have worked on service projects across the U.S. They've tutored kids, aided communities after disaster and fought hunger. The former… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch U.S. and allies prepare new campaign against Islamic State By PBS NewsHour President Obama outlined a multi-step plan to defeat the Islamic State group in an interview on Sunday. According to reports, the expanded air offensive could last years, but the president insisted that it would not include combat troops and that… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Pressure is on for Iraqi factions to reconcile in face of extremist threat By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Why Kurdish fighters lack the military might to thwart the Islamic State By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Aug 21 Female Kurdish fighters take arms against Islamic State extremists By Anya van Wagtendonk After Kurdish and Iraqi forces recaptured a critical Iraqi dam from Islamic State militants Monday, much attention turned to the role U.S. airstrikes may have played in securing a victory. Less attention has been given to an increasingly fierce segment… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 11:16 Despite military advances, displaced Iraqis fear risks of returning home By PBS NewsHour Saving the Kurdish city of Irbil from the onslaught of Islamic State fighters was one of the goals of U.S. airstrikes launched earlier this month. But a sense of foreboding remains in the region, and many of the displaced residents… Continue watching