Aug 11 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: U.S.-backed militias continue gains in Sirte By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, U.S.-backed militias achieved new progress in capturing the Islamic State’s last stronghold in Libya. Forces say they have now liberated 70 percent of Sirte. Also, the Australian government suggested asylum seekers complaining of sexual abuse… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Libyan headquarters of ISIS captured, claim U.S.-backed fighters By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S.-backed forces in Libya say they have captured the Islamic State headquarters, located in the city of Sirte. After a weeks-long stalemate, they finally broke through with the help of U.S. airstrikes that began 10… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 7:16 Obama appears at Pentagon to discuss strategy for countering ISIS By PBS NewsHour President Obama spoke at the Pentagon Thursday about the U.S. plan for continued military action in Libya. His report came three days after the U.S. launched airstrikes in and around Sirte, in an attempt to reclaim the Islamic State stronghold. Continue watching
Aug 02 Obama: Libya airstrikes critical to U.S. security By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Libya continued for a second day Tuesday, as President Barack Obama called the new bombing campaign critical to protecting U.S. national security interests. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 10:29 When a migrant’s desperate journey becomes a deadly journey By PBS NewsHour The NewsHour’s Malcolm Brabant was there, and the cameras were rolling, as the Doctors Without Borders rescue ship he was on came across a horrific scene: More than 20 migrants dead on an unseaworthy ship that was taking them from… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:18 For child migrants, the desperate journey to freedom is especially dangerous By PBS NewsHour The boat trip from North Africa to Italy has ended in death and heartbreak for many migrants. It has been especially tough on children, many of whom come by themselves. In the second of a three-part Desperate Journey series from… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 9:03 Aboard a Mediterranean rescue ship, migrants share horror stories from Libya By PBS NewsHour The sea route from Libya to Italy is dangerous, even deadly, for African migrants and refugees who are desperate to cross. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from a Doctors Without Borders rescue ship that’s attempting to save people victimized in… Continue watching
Jun 29 Clinton says it’s ‘time to move on’ from Benghazi. Republicans say it’s unlikely By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Hillary Clinton says it's "time to move on" after a congressional report on the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks accused the Obama administration of lethal mistakes, but produced no new evidence pointing to wrongdoing by the former secretary of state. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:49 Two years, $7 million, 800 pages later, GOP Benghazi report lands with a thud By PBS NewsHour Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton loomed large in the House Republican probe of the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya in the Benghazi attack. Hauled before a GOP panel, she was grilled for eight hours. On Tuesday, an… Continue watching
Jun 28 ‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks inspired by ISIS to persist in West, U.S. envoy says By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The threat of "lone wolf" acts of terrorism inspired by the Islamic State will persist in the West, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday. Continue reading