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If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that draft is flawed?
In 1999, four Russian apartment buildings were bombed.
Hundreds killed.
But even now, we still don't know for sure who did it.
It's a mystery that sparked chilling theories.
I'm Helena Merriman, and in a new BBC series,
I'm talking to the reporters who first covered this story.
What did they miss the first time?
The History Bureau, Putin and the apartment bombs.
Listen on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
In the past few weeks, the US military has launched a steady stream of airstrikes in Syria.
US officials say they're targeting the group known as the Islamic State, ISIS.
In part, it's retaliation for an attack on US forces in the region last December.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls new airstrikes tonight in Syria a declaration of vengeance against ISIS terrorists.
The U.S.
military has struck more than 50 ISIS targets in the past two hours.
We hit every site flawlessly and we are restoring peace through strength all over the world.
These strikes also come against the backdrop of a recent jailbreak in which more than a hundred militants escaped from a prison in Syria,
raising fresh questions about the security and fate of ISIS detainees.