May 30 U.S. starts arming Syrian Kurds closing in on ISIS stronghold By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It marks the beginning of a campaign to better equip Kurdish allies that the U.S.-led coalition believes are the best force against the Islamic State. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Two more arrested for Manchester concert bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, authorities in Manchester have now made two more arrests in the concert bombing that killed 22 people. Police now have 9 individuals in custody, including several they deem as “key players” in the attack. Also,… Continue watching
May 25 Block against Trump's travel ban upheld by appeals court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. Continue reading
May 19 Why the U.S. wants to manage a complex Syria battlefield with Russia By Robert Burns, Associated Press In Syria's main oil-producing region, U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic extremists are in conflict with Russian-backed Syrian forces. Continue reading
May 19 Photos: Syrian orphans adjust to life after war and loss By Sebastian Rich Five-year-old Mustafa is slowly coping after years of screaming with night terrors, and memories of his mother and father lying bloodied in the dust in Aleppo, Syria. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Syria denies U.S. reports that it's incinerating corpses of executed prisoners By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Syria denied U.S. claims that the regime is using a crematorium to incinerate corpses in order to conceal mass executions of thousands of prisoners. Also, North Korea has become the prime suspect in a global… Continue watching
May 16 WATCH: Trump, Turkey's Erdogan vow to repair relationship By Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The presidents of the United States and Turkey vowed Tuesday to repair a relationship battered by years of disputes over Syria's civil war and its various fighting groups, even as they broached a new disagreement over U.S. plans… Continue reading
May 15 Watch 8:48 To some Tunisians, returning ISIS fighters are a threat. To others, family. By PBS News Hour As the Islamic State group faces serious losses in Syria and Iraq, some foreign fighters are returning home. Many come from Tunisia, which has a fragile democracy and very real security concerns. What fate do they face, and what does… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: White House interviews FBI director candidates By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump announced the White House is “moving rapidly” to replace former FBI director James Comey. At least eight candidates were interviewed over the weekend. Also, the United Nations is nearly doubling its appeal for… Continue watching
May 15 Erdogan visits Trump, amid friction between U.S., Turkey By Josh Lederman and Vivian Salama, Associated Press When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits the White House on Tuesday, the most he and President Donald Trump may be able to do is agree to disagree, and move on. Continue reading