Sep 11 Watch News Wrap: UN peacekeepers released by Syrian rebels By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 45 UN peacekeepers held captive for two weeks were released by al-Nusra Front, Syrian rebels who are linked to al-Qaida. Also, a South African judge ruled that Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius cannot be convicted… Continue watching
Sep 11 Why do some Iraqis support the Islamic State group? By Larisa Epatko The Islamic State militants have murdered, raped and choked off whole communities to the brink of starvation. So why don’t the inhabitants of the areas they control in Iraq and Syria rise up against them?… Continue reading
Sep 11 Retired Marine Gen. John Allen to coordinate Iraq, Syria effort By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials say retired Marine Gen. John Allen will coordinate the broad international effort to battle the Islamic State group, as nations begin to determine what part each will play. Continue reading
Sep 10 Obama's airstrike plan met with support and skepticism from the Hill By Domenico Montanaro, Ruth Tam Reaction to the prime-time address Wednesday night ranged from support to skepticism to questions of a lack of specifics for fighting the Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Obama's four-point plan for action against Islamic State militants By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Full speech: Obama's plan to fight Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 10 Obama: U.S. to expand airstrikes against Islamic militants By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In a major reversal, President Barack Obama ordered the United States into a broad military campaign Wednesday night to "degrade and ultimately destroy" Islamic State militants in two volatile Middle East nations authorizing airstrikes inside Syria for the… Continue reading
Sep 10 Kerry says U.S. will back Iraq against militants By Lara Jakes, Associated Press BAGHDAD -- The United States pledged Wednesday to stand by Iraq as its new leaders pleaded for help in facing down a rampant, deadly insurgency. The assurances by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a daylong visit to Baghdad… Continue reading