Apr 08 Watch Escalating Violence in Iraq Iraqi insurgents kidnapped eight South Koreans, three Japanese and two Arab Israelis in separate incidents Thursday. Militants threatened to burn the Japanese alive if Tokyo does not withdraw its troops from Iraq. Margaret Warner gets an update on the violence… Continue watching
Apr 07 Mosque in Fallujah Hit As Fighting Spreads in Iraq U.S. Marines fired rockets into a mosque compound in Fallujah Wednesday, killing at least 40 people, witnesses said, in day three of the campaign to root out militants in the Sunni Muslim stronghold. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Iraq: What Now? Attacks by insurgents spread to least ten cities across Iraq Wednesday, leading top defense officials to say that some U.S. troops may have to stay in the region longer. Jim Lehrer gets perspectives on how to quell the continued insurgent… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Deadly Day Guerilla warfare spread to least ten cities across Iraq today. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest flashpoints with Los Angeles Times reporter Tony Perry, who is embedded with U.S. Marines in Fallujah. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Iraq: Military Briefing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers answer questions from reporters about U.S. military's operations in Iraq. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Contractors Face Iraq Combat Military experts discuss the growing use of civilian contract employees for dangerous combat zone assignments in Iraq. Continue watching
Apr 05 Pulitzer Prizes Awarded; L.A. Times Wins Five The 2004 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday, with the Los Angeles Times taking home the greatest number of honors, including an award for its breaking news coverage of the wildfires that ravaged Southern California last fall. Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S. Forces Launch Operation to Secure Fallujah Hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi troops surrounded the turbulent Iraqi city of Fallujah on Monday ahead of a major operation against insurgents following the brutal slayings of four American defense contractors last week. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Turmoil: Inside Iraq U.S.-led forces struck back against centers of armed resistance in Fallujah and Baghdad today, after 12 American troops were killed in Iraq during the past 24 hours. Margaret Warner gets an update on the latest confrontations from New York Times… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Shiite Resistance in Iraq An Iraqi judge issued an arrest warrant today for firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who the Coalition Provisional Authority accuses of igniting anti-American violence that led to the deaths of eight U.S. troops. Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives on the… Continue watching