Oct 18 U.S. confirms airstrike in Syria killed Al-Qaida commander By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military is confirming that an airstrike in Syria by the U.S.-led coalition has killed a top al-Qaida commander. Continue reading
Oct 15 Whistleblower releases documents into U.S. military’s drone program By Joshua Barajas For several years human rights groups have claimed that U.S. drone attacks have killed more civilians abroad than their intended targets. The Intercept published highly classified information Thursday that provided evidence, among other findings, that nearly 90 percent of people… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: U.S., Russia discuss air rules over Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, American and Russian military officials held their third round of video conferencing in an attempt to set rules for airspace above Syria after a close call over the weekend. Also, Iraqi forces say they’ve launched… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:49 Pulling the plug on rebel training, what’s next for U.S. in Syria? By PBS News Hour The Pentagon is canceling a program to train and equip moderate rebels fighting the Islamic State in Syria, after their efforts only produced a handful of fighters. Judy Woodruff discusses the decision with former State Department officials P.J. Crowley and… Continue watching
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
Oct 06 Airstrike on Kunduz hospital a mistake, U.S. commander says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The deadly American attack on a hospital in northern Afghanistan occurred despite "rigorous" U.S. military procedures designed to avoid such mistakes, the top commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 2:57 Doctors Without Borders calls for transparent investigation of hospital airstrike By PBS News Hour The U.S. Commander of Coalition Forces in Afghanistan pledged that the truth will come out about an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital. Initially the Pentagon said that U.S. troops called in the attack, but… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 6:57 U.S., Russian officials tackle technical details of Syrian strikes By PBS News Hour Unleashing another round of airstrikes in Syria, the Russian military maintain they’re targeting the Islamic State, but the Pentagon and a rebel group backed by the CIA challenged that account. Amid the conflicting claims, Russian and American military officials discussed… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Pentagon questions true target of Russia’s Syrian strikes By PBS News Hour Hours after the Russian parliament authorized military action in Syria, aircraft bombed a number of sites in Syria. But exactly what the Russians hit -- and why -- remain unclear. Moscow reported attacking Islamic State targets, but the Free Syrian… Continue watching
Sep 30 Senate approves temporary spending bill to avoid government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A temporary funding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline easily sailed through the Senate on Wednesday and was expected to make its way shortly through a divided House and on to President Barack… Continue reading