Sep 09 Watch Obama seeks 'buy-in' on Islamic State strategy from Congress By PBS News Hour President Obama called congressional leaders to the White House to review his strategy against the Islamic State, ahead of a planned national address. Party leaders remain conflicted about how to best oppose the group. Meanwhile, new polls found that a… Continue watching
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
Aug 29 Watch Oxfam: Syrian neighbors can't absorb growing refugee crisis alone By PBS News Hour Over 3 million Syrians have fled the country as refugees since the conflict began in March 2011, going to Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. And, according to aid workers, it’s getting worse. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Paul O’Brien of Oxfam… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 8:37 U.S. faces changing alliances and rifts in Middle East as it seeks to form coalition By PBS News Hour Relationships in the Middle East have changed drastically since the U.S. occupation in Iraq. Now, as Secretary of State John Kerry attempts to bridge gaps between potential allies against the Islamic State, new tensions have arisen. Jeffrey Brown speaks with… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Kerry tasked with unifying Mideast allies against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Mideast to work on building a coalition of allies to oppose the Islamic State group. But the regional conflicts that cross nations and factions are likely to complicate the effort. Hari… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Why Israel and Hamas are interested in making this cease-fire stick By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Hamas and Israel agree to truce that opens more Gaza border crossings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 24 Sen. Rand Paul calls Hillary Clinton 'a war hawk' By Associated Press Calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "a war hawk," Sen. Rand Paul says that if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency, some voters will worry that she will get the U.S. involved in another Mideast war. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Targeting political operatives, Israel moves into new phase of fighting Hamas By PBS News Hour Following this week’s cease-fire collapse, Israeli airstrikes killed multiple Hamas leaders in Gaza. The Associated Press’s Josef Federman, reporting from Jerusalem, talks to Hari Sreenivasan about news that a member of Hamas has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and killing… Continue watching