Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Airstrikes damage key income source for Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon reported that U.S. and Arab airstrikes blasted oil installations that help fund the Islamic State up to $2 million a day in black market sales. Also, Iraq’s prime minister said he has credible… Continue watching
Sep 24 Radical cleric Abu Qatada acquitted of terrorism charges in Jordan By Justin Scuiletti A Jordanian court today found radical cleric Abu Qatada not guilty of conspiring to attack tourists during Jordan's New Year celebrations in 2000, citing insufficient evidence. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch How do airstrikes on Islamic State complicate the war in Syria? – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 19 Iran’s Zarif on why Tehran won’t team up with U.S. on Islamic State group By Larisa Epatko U.S. efforts to garner regional support for fighting Islamic State militants, including an all-out effort this week by Secretary of State John Kerry, has hit a roadblock in Iran. It’s partly because the leadership isn’t convinced the U.S. government “was… Continue reading
Sep 18 Senate to vote on package to arm Syrian rebels against Islamic State By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing off in one of the most contested Senate races in the nation, Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and his Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, found something to agree on this week — giving President Barack Obama the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Is Obama right to rule out U.S. ground combat against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Can U.S. mobilize regional allies to fight Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill speaks with retired Col. Derek Harvey, a former Army intelligence officer, and Steven Simon, a former National Security Council staff member, about the challenges for the U.S. in establishing a coalition to fight the Islamic State extremists. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Dozens of nations pledge to fight Islamic State ‘by any means necessary’ By PBS News Hour Representatives from more than two dozen countries met in Paris to strategize against Islamic State extremists, who have taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. France has begun reconnaissance flights to set up its own airstrikes in Iraq, but… Continue watching
Sep 13 Syrian extremists may pose more direct threat to US than Islamic State By Ken Dilanian, Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press While the Islamic State group is getting the most attention now, another band of extremists in Syria - a mix of hardened jihadis from Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Europe - poses a more direct and imminent threat to the United… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Obama: ‘America can mobilize the world against terrorists’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching