Aug 25 Watch What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Islamic State fighters captured the last major military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, bolstering its influence in the already unstable region. The U.S. kept up airstrikes against the group over the weekend, amid growing talk of an expanding ai… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Shift in U.S. attitude over involvement in Syria after Foley execution By PBS News Hour The execution of journalist James Foley by the Islamic State has shifted the U.S. administration's attitude toward involvement in Syria. Dion Nissenbaum of The Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C. to discuss what options the U.S. has… Continue watching
Aug 24 U.S. journalist freed from captivity in Syria By Elisabeth Ponsot The U.S. State Department has confirmed an American hostage held since 2012 was freed by his kidnappers on Sunday in Syria. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend: Saturday, August 23, 2014 By PBS News Hour On tonight's edition, ISIS gains more control in Syria as the U.S. weighs its military options. In our signature segment, a look at background checks and a report on how cases of mistaken identity can cost people job offers. And,… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 'No end in sight': More than 191,000 have died from conflict in Syria By PBS News Hour A new United Nations report says that more than 191,000 people have died during the conflict in Syria. Douglas Ollivant, a senior national security studies fellow at the New America Foundation, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to discuss the situation… Continue watching
Aug 23 After Foley murder, will Obama change stance on Syria? By Julie Pace, Associated Press For three years, President Barack Obama has resisted the pull of potential U.S. military action in Syria, even as the civil war's death toll climbed toward 200,000. Now, in light of the extremist group's murder of American journalist James Foley,… Continue reading
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Aug 21 Watch How is the Islamic State different from other extremist groups? By PBS News Hour Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution and Steven Simon of the Middle East Institute join Judy Woodruff to discuss the threat the Islamic State poses and how they’re recruiting members, including westerners. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch More details emerge on failed mission to rescue James Foley By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung about the U.S.’ attempt to rescue American journalist James Foley before his murder, and the country’s policy not to pay ransoms to terrorists. Continue watching