May 22 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: State Department releases Clinton emails on Benghazi By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the State Department released nearly 300 emails from then-Secretary Hillary Clinton on the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. One was heavily redacted at the FBI’s request. Also, at least 40… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 2:52 Islamic State expands territory in Syria, Iraq and Libya By PBS News Hour The Islamic State made significant gains this week. The group seized Palmyra in central Syria, prompting a plea from UNESCO to spare world-renowned Roman ruins. In Iraq, militants followed up their capture of Ramadi by overrunning Iraqi military positions to… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 7:33 What can the U.S. do to stop the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour New victories by the Islamic State in Syria, Iraq and Libya are fueling debate and criticism in Washington over the U.S. strategy and reliance on airstrikes against the militant group. Gwen Ifill talks to David Ignatius of The Washington Post… Continue watching
May 21 U.S. concludes airstrike in Syria killed 2 innocent children By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has concluded that two innocent children were likely killed during an American airstrike in Syria last year, wrapping up the first of four ongoing investigations into allegations of civilian casualties. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 9:06 How war has robbed Syria of its history By Marcia Biggs There’s a battle being waged for Syria’s history, where four years of war have devastated cultural heritage sites and looting occurs by all sides of the conflict. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports on the flagrant destruction of relics, the big… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 5:17 Inside the U.S. raid that took out a key ISIS leader in Syria By PBS News Hour U.S. special forces killed a senior Islamic State commander during a raid overnight Friday in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said Saturday. Doug Ollivant, the former director for Iraq in the National Security Council, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C., to… Continue watching
May 16 U.S. special forces kill senior ISIS commander in Syria raid By Andrew Mach The White House said U.S. special forces killed a senior Islamic State commander who was in involved with the terrorist organization's illicit oil and gas and military operations during a raid overnight Friday in eastern Syria. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Kerry and Putin meet in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry met face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, to discuss divisions over Ukraine, Syria and other issues. Also, Iran announced that its warships will escort a cargo ship… Continue watching
May 08 New push to give Pentagon the lead on drone strikes By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The deaths of an Italian and an American in a covert CIA drone strike in Pakistan — and the rhetorical contortions required of the president when he informed the world — have breathed new urgency into a long-stalled… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: U.S., Saudi Arabia call for five-day Yemen cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh to call for a five-day cease-fire in fighting in Yemen. Kerry said it would allow aid to reach millions of civilians. Also,… Continue watching