Sep 25 FBI may have identified masked man in beheading videos By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The U.S. believes it has identified the British-accented masked man in the videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker, the FBI director says. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Protecting ancient treasures from becoming casualties in Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour Northern Iraq boasts thousands of archaeological sites dating to the beginning of civilization, and they are being destroyed by the Islamic State militants. Meanwhile, more than three years of civil war in Syria has laid waste to much of the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Air Force's newest fighter jet, F-22 Raptor makes combat debut By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press F-22 Missile Launch. Video courtesy of U.S. Air Force. WASHINGTON — Envisioned in the 90s as crucial to U.S. military superiority in the next century — the sleek, radar-evading F-22 Raptor has finally seen its first combat. Never… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Obama takes Russia, Syria to task in U.N. General Assembly speech By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 24 U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State staging area in Syria By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman says the United States executed two airstrikes Wednesday on an Islamic State group staging area in eastern Syria. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch How do airstrikes on Islamic State complicate the war in Syria? - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Constancy of U.S. leadership is concern for some anti-Islamic State coalition partners - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch News Wrap: Syrian fighter jet shot down by Israel By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet. According to the Israeli defense minister, the plane entered the Israeli airspace over the Golan Heights. The crew escaped and landed in Syrian territory. Also, the CDC warned… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch U.S. and Arab partners begin air war against Islamic State in Syria - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 U.S., Arab allies hit Islamic State strongholds in Syria, Iraq By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon said Monday night that the U.S. military and its allies have launched airstrikes in Syria to combat Islamic State militants. Continue reading