Jan 09 Captured ISIS fighters present growing problem as U.S. plans to leave Syria By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press The Trump administration must decide what to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters who have been captured in Syria as it prepares to pull American troops from the country. Continue reading
Jan 09 In surprise visit to Iraq, Pompeo seeks to reassure Kurds on Syria withdrawal By Philip Issa, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Mideast tour is meant to promote the White House's hard-line position on Iran. Continue reading
Jan 08 Pompeo starts Middle East visit to ramp up pressure on Iran By Associated Press The Trump administration is doubling down on commercial and diplomatic efforts in the coming weeks to "put real pressure on Iran," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the start of a Mideast tour Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 5:48 How Bolton's plan for U.S withdrawal from Syria contradicts Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton announced conditions for when U.S. troops could leave Syria. The requirements seemed to contradict President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. would withdraw immediately, a decision that prompted the resignation of former Secretary of Defense Jim… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 25:01 January 6, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 6, the latest on the continuing shutdown stalemate over funding for a border wall and new details on the exodus of American troops in Syria. Later, a nearly $800 million plan to keep invasive… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 4:18 U.S. troops will not leave Syria until ISIS does, Trump adviser says During a trip to Israel on Sunday, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton announced that American troops would remain in Syria until the Islamic State is fully eradicated, scaling back an announcement from President Trump last month. "Effectively, Americans aren’t… Continue watching
Jan 06 Trump adviser: U.S. to leave Syria once IS beaten, Kurds safe By Zeke Miller, Associated Press U.S. troops will not leave northeastern Syria until Islamic State militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected, a top White House aide said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Death toll climbs in Russian building explosion In our Wednesday news wrap, President Trump said he’d like a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. U.S. diplomatic talks have stalled, but the president said he and Kim have a “very good relationship.” Also, in western… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 7:16 'Systemic shortfalls' obscure true civilian cost of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS The U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria released its latest estimate of civilians killed by U.S. airstrikes since 2014. Over the past four years, 1,139 civilians were killed by accident. But how was this figure calculated, and is… Continue watching
Dec 31 Trump attacks critics for questioning pullout from Syria By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press When he announced he was pulling troops from Syria, President Trump said the withdrawal would be rapid. On Monday, he said he was "slowly" pulling troops out. Continue reading