Oct 26 U.S. general: Mosul battle is hard, but Raqqa will be harder By Robert Burns, Associated Press Iraq's battle to reclaim Mosul from the Islamic State group is progressing despite "stiff" resistance from resilient and creative fighters, but a coming offensive to oust them from their main Syria stronghold at Raqqa poses tougher political challenges, the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:47 For this Syrian activist, hope, like his hometown, is gone By PBS News Hour In 2012, activist Saleh Hawa, who lead demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, had confidence in the Syrian opposition's prospects. Four years later, none of his hopes and all of his fears have been realized. He believed the U.S. would… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN… Continue watching
Oct 22 Iraqi leader resists U.S. push for Turkish role in Mosul fight By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. has pushed for Iraq to let Turkey play a role in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, but met stiff resistance. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Russia extends ‘humanitarian pause’ in Aleppo due to evacuation delay By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Russia extended the “humanitarian pause” in Aleppo for a third day, after the United Nations said that planned evacuations of the rebel-held Syrian city had not actually begun. The UN blamed a lack of security… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: ‘Humanitarian pause’ begins in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russian and Syrian forces began a “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which could last as long as four days. Using loudspeakers and pamphlets, the Syrian army urged residents to leave and fighters… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Top Iraqi commander calls for surrender of Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a top Iraqi commander called for the surrender of Mosul on the third day of an offensive to retake the city from the Islamic State. An estimated 6,000 ISIS fighters remain in the city. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Russia and Syria halt Aleppo strikes, ahead of short-term pause for aid By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia and Syria halted air strikes on Aleppo, ahead of a short-term halt to all fighting in the city scheduled for Thursday. Also, a 72-hour halt to fighting in Yemen is also in the works… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 6:51 News Wrap: Afghanistan reports progress against Taliban forces By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, government forces in Afghanistan are reporting progress against Taliban forces in a key southern city. Also, the city of Aleppo may get a brief respite this week, after Russia announced an eight-hour “humanitarian pause.” But… Continue watching
Oct 16 U.S., UK say support is weak for military action against Syria By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The United States and Britain on Sunday acknowledged the Western world's weak support for any military action against Syria's government. Continue reading