Jun 20 Watch Iraqi Shiite leader calls for working government as ISIL advances toward Baghdad By PBS News Hour In Iraq, the country’s most influential Shiite cleric urged the newly elected governing body to convene quickly and choose a speaker and a president to counter the insurgency. Meanwhile, the Pentagon said it expects Iraq to agree to legal protections… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Can Iraq be united under Maliki? By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been faulted by some for deepening sectarian divisions now roiling the country. Gwen Ifill talks to Charles Duelfer, former UN and U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, Abbas Kadhim of Johns Hopkins University and Feisal… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Obama to send military advisors to Iraq while urging political leaders to prevent their country’s collapse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Militants capture Iraqi town near Syrian border By PBS News Hour The town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq fell to jihadists overnight. A city official said families were trapped in their houses by the fighting and that many people were killed. Meanwhile, a new video was released showing Sunni militants… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Should U.S. wait for political progress in Iraq before making a military intervention? By PBS News Hour President Obama said that he will not put U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq, but he is weighing other military options. He also pointed to problems within the Iraqi government and security forces. Judy Woodruff gets views on whether… Continue watching
Jun 13 What are the U.S.’s options in Iraq? By Larisa Epatko After taking over Iraq’s second largest city Mosul, the Sunni insurgent group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant set its sights on Baghdad, launching a debate over what the United States should do -- if anything… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch In major blow to Maliki government, Sunni militants force Iraqi army out of Mosul By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch News Wrap: Iraq bombings target Shiites during a religious holiday News Wrap: Iraq bombings target Shiites during a religious holiday… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch News Wrap: In Wake of Pakistan Bombings, Calls for Better Protection In other news Friday, dozens of people were killed after a series of bombings occurred in Pakistan targeting Shiites. In protest, many people refused to bury the dead and demanded more government protection to prevent future casualties. Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch News Wrap: Nearly Two Dozen Die in Violence Targeting Shiite Communities in Iraq In other news Monday, a string of attacks across Iraq left nearly two dozen dead. The majority of the violence targeted Shiites. Meanwhile, Syrian government troops attempted to push back rebels entrenched in a key southern suburb of Damascus. The… Continue watching