Oct 01 Afghan forces push into Taliban-held city Kunduz By News Desk Afghan government forces have entered the northern city of Kunduz to try to eject Taliban fighters who had taken over the strategic city earlier this week. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 8:18 Prime Minister Abadi: Iraq welcomes Russia in Islamic State fight By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss Russia’s launch of military action in Syria, whether Iraq would allow Russian forces inside its borders to fight the Islamic State and the announcement of a pact… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 7:41 Are Russia's military priorities in Syria cause for concern? By PBS News Hour How do Russian military actions affect the conflict in Syria and American operations against the Islamic State? Judy Woodruff speaks with Steven Simon of Dartmouth College and Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Pentagon questions true target of Russia's Syrian strikes By PBS News Hour Hours after the Russian parliament authorized military action in Syria, aircraft bombed a number of sites in Syria. But exactly what the Russians hit -- and why -- remain unclear. Moscow reported attacking Islamic State targets, but the Free Syrian… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: Taliban captures key fortress in Kunduz By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Afghan troops continued to fight to retake the city of Kunduz, but the Taliban captured a key fortress. Also, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia says that a vessel was stopped carrying weapons from Iran… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 54:38 PBS NewsHour full episode September 30, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Russia launches airstrikes in Syria, but who are they targeting? Also; Iraq’s prime minister discusses the fight against the Islamic State, the latest drama on Capitol Hill, how the expansion of Medicaid enrollment has strained health… Continue watching
Sep 30 Iraqi PM says he supports Russian airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria By Joshua Barajas Russia's President Vladimir Putin said he ordered airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday to fight Islamic State militants, a move that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he would welcome in Iraq, if needed. Continue reading
Sep 30 Russia launches airstrikes in Syria, U.S. defense official says By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. defense official tells The Associated Press that Russia has launched airstrikes in Syria. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 7:47 Can Russia make a difference in Syria's war? By PBS News Hour How will Russian intervention affect the Syrian war, and what are President Vladimir Putin's true motivations in sending in military aid? Judy Woodruff gets two views from Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Nikolas Gvosdev… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 4:32 How Volkswagen got caught cheating By PBS News Hour How did Volkswagen get caught rigging the emissions software of its diesel vehicles? William Brangham talks with John German of the International Council on Clean Transportation, one of the engineers who helped catch the automaker. Continue watching