Iraq - August 2010

Sept. 3, 2010

In Iraq, Electricity Remains Daily Struggle for Families, Businesses

Najaf's Imam Ali Shrine
Sept. 1, 2010
The Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. The NewsHour recently visited and watched as crowds grew throughout the evening.
Uncertainty, Security Concerns Grow Among Iraqis Amid U.S. Drawdown
Aug. 31, 2010
Margaret Warner continues her series of reports from Iraq with a look at how Iraqi citizens feel about their safety, security and future amid the U.S. troop drawdown.
Troop Drawdown: 5 Voices From Iraq on the Security Switch
Aug. 31, 2010
On Wednesday, the U.S. military turns a corner in Iraq from a combat to an advisory mission. But do Iraqis feel safer, more than seven years after the U.S.-led war began?
In Iraq, Uncertainty Marks Transition as U.S. Forces Halt Combat Role
Aug. 30, 2010
As the U.S. prepares to officially end combat operations in Iraq on Tuesday, Margaret Warner begins a series of reports on the ongoing efforts to train Iraqi police to take over the day-to-day security operations and how that's affecting lives of Iraqis.
This Old Tank: U.S. Troops Rehabilitate Soviet Clunker in Iraq
Aug. 30, 2010
MOSUL, Iraq | When the Americans arrived, they found Iraq chock-a-block with Soviet-era armaments -- tanks, guns, mortar rounds and ammunition -- left over from the days of Saddam Hussein. When Col. Chuck Sexton spotted several tanks in a makeshift military junkyard in Iraq, he told his boys to bring one in for an overhaul.
In Iraq, Insurgents See Opportunity in U.S. Drawdown
Aug. 27, 2010
In the wake of deadly coordinated bombings across Iraq earlier this week, Margaret Warner reports on the ongoing threat of violence as the U.S. winds down its combat mission and previews her upcoming series on the next steps for Iraq and its people.
Iraq Dispatch: Saddam's Lion Cubs All Grown Up
Aug. 27, 2010
BAGHDAD | One symbol of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's extravagances was a zoo the family kept in a palace. The three lions survived coalition bombings and.now they and their offspring are thriving at the Baghdad zoo.
Then and Now: What Replaced the Toppled Saddam Statue?
Aug. 26, 2010
The toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein, marking the fall of Baghdad to U.S.-led coalition forces, did not escape controversy when a U.S. Marine temporarily draped an American flag over the statue's head. Nonetheless, the image in Baghdad's Firdos Square came to symbolize the freedom of Iraqis from Saddam's regime.
Odierno: Iraqis Will Be Able to Handle Security
Aug. 25, 2010
Margaret Warner talks to Army Gen. Raymond Odierno about the state of security in Iraq as the U.S. scales back combat operations.
Wave of Violence in Iraq Kills More Than 50
Aug. 25, 2010
More than 50 Iraqis died Wednesday in more than two dozen separate attacks across Iraq. Margaret Warner has more.
Notes From an Embed in Iraq: A Lesson Learned
Aug. 25, 2010
After more than seven years of occupation, and four years rebuilding the Iraqi military, American officers have learned not to hold the Iraqis to the identical standard of what makes an effective fighting force.
Portraits of Iraqis and Their Dreams
Aug. 24, 2010
Iraqis' feelings about their country's future are best reflected in what they say about their own personal dreams. The younger ones appear less scarred -- their parents' and grandparents' generations seem far more so. Margaret Warner introduces some of the people she's met in her travels.
Ask Your Questions About Iraq to Margaret Warner
Aug. 23, 2010
As Margaret Warner continues her series of reports from Iraq, she wants to hear what you want to know about the state of the country. E-mail your question, name and hometown to follow@newshour.org or tweet us.
Then and Now: Iraq's 'Blackwater Bridge'
Aug. 20, 2010
One of the searing images of the war in Iraq was that of the charred bodies of the Blackwater security contractors strung up on the bridge over the Euphrates River in Fallujah. While the dangers have lessened significantly since then, we were still advised not to tarry during a reporting trip there.
U.S. Mission in Iraq Turns Corner With Combat Brigade's 'Highly Symbolic Exit'
Aug. 19, 2010
With the last of the U.S. combat brigades out of Iraq, Judy Woodruff discusses the symbolic moment and what's ahead for the American mission with Margaret Warner, who's reporting from Baghdad.
Power Station Visit Sums Up Iraq's Troubled State of Electricity Affairs
Aug. 18, 2010
BAGHDAD | "Let me tell you a joke," the man in the blue jumpsuit and white hard hat said to me Wednesday. "A family joke." I was standing in one of the control rooms of the four-stack Doura power station in southeast Baghdad with the plant's manager Ghazi Abdulaziz Essa.
2 Bombings in Iraq Kill, Injure Scores as Security Concerns Persist
Aug. 17, 2010
Baghdad suffered one of its worst attacks in months Tuesday as a man blew himself up in a crowd of 1,000 army recruits. Reporting from Baghdad, Margaret Warner speaks with Gwen Ifill.
In Photos: Violence Weighs on Iraqis
Aug. 17, 2010
BAGHDAD, Iraq | Tuesday's suicide bombing at the army headquarters in Baghdad was one of the deadliest attacks in the Iraqi capital in months, and comes as the U.S. military is preparing to turn over full control of the country's security to Iraqis.
Security in Baghdad a Deadly Serious Business
Aug. 17, 2010
BAGHDAD, Iraq | The Royal Jordanian flight from Amman no longer has to make a missile-avoiding corkscrew landing on the runway of Baghdad International Airport.
Iraq's Best and Brightest Gone Missing
Aug. 16, 2010
On her way to Iraq for a reporting trip, Margaret Warner reports from Amman, Jordan, about how Iraqi exiles view the prospects of ever returning to their homeland.
Margaret Warner Heads to Iraq to Report on Troop Drawdown
Aug. 16, 2010
As we near the end of official combat operations in Iraq at the end of August, the NewsHour's Margaret Warner is headed there for a reporting trip.

A Woman's Military Embed Guide: What to Forget - And Not Forget

Sept. 3, 2010

Margaret Warner has been reporting in Iraq and has some advice for a military embed. First, accept the fact that you're going to feel skuzzy from the moment you alight from the helicopter in a cloud of dust at some remote U.S. military base; windblown, sweaty, and gritty. Find her full list of tips here.

From Security to Stolen Treasures, Warner Answers Your Questions on Iraq

Sept. 2, 2010

Margaret Warner is winding up her trip in Iraq after nearly three weeks of reporting, and she received questions from many of you about Iraq's security and the role of private contractors, the condition of the infrastructure, and the artifacts looted from the Baghdad museum.

Iraq's Stalled Government: Which Blocs Will Form Core?

Sept. 2, 2010

Biden: After U.S. Combat Exit, Iraqi Government Ready to Take Shape

Sept. 1, 2010

Margaret Warner talks to Vice President Joe Biden about the U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq and what's next for Iraqis and their government.