Sep 21 President Trump to look at even stricter cap on refugees By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering a further reduction in the number of refugees allowed into the United States as the administration works to re-shape American immigration policy, officials say. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 14:15 Erdogan questions why U.S. has armed Syrian Kurdish ‘terrorists,’ disputes claims of dictatorship By PBS News Hour The decades-long alliance between the U.S. and Turkey has been strained amid the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, in the aftermath of last year’s coup attempt in Turkey and a violent attack in Washington by Turkish guards. Judy… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 2:53 Erdogan raises questions about U.S. partnership over weapons deal By PBS News Hour Turkey has been an important ally to the U.S. for years, but conflicts over fighting the Islamic State in Syria, human rights and other issues have driven a wedge into that relationship. Judy Woodruff talks with William Brangham about her… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: North Korea warns U.S. over UN sanctions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea rejected a new set of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs that banned exports of textiles and capped imports of crude oil. President Trump played down the U.N. vote as Pyongyang… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Equifax data hacked for roughly 143 million Americans By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, more than a third of the U.S. population could be affected by a data breach of the credit monitoring firm Equifax. The company says intruders gained access to customer information, including social security numbers and… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 7:14 How one Syrian city is rebuilding life after ISIS By PBS News Hour The northern Syrian city of Manbij has long been the setting of fighting in the war against the Islamic State. But it’s been a year since the city was liberated from ISIS and many challenges still remain. In partnership with… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 8:18 In the fight against ISIS, Kurds seek chance to govern themselves By PBS News Hour Perhaps the most effective force in the battle to retake Raqqa from the Islamic State are the fighters without a home state. Ethnic Kurds, both men and women, form the backbone of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and see the… Continue watching
Aug 22 Mattis in Baghdad to meet with Iraqi leaders, U.S. commanders By Robert Burns, Associated Press Islamic State militants, driven from their main stronghold in northern Iraq, are trapped in a military vise that will squeeze them on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Continue reading
Aug 19 U.S. says Iraqi forces ready for next battle against Islamic State extremists By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Senior U.S. military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists. Continue reading
Aug 18 PHOTOS: How Syrian kids play and cool off outside war zones By Larisa Epatko While Syrian Democratic Forces battle Islamic State militants in Raqqa, children outside the besieged city still find a way to have their own fun. Continue reading