Apr 12 Watch Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq’s Heavily Fortified Green Zone A suicide bomber on Thursday killed at least eight people, including two lawmakers, at the Iraqi parliament in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad. Experts discuss security there and how the attack could have happened. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Thousands of Shiites Protest U.S. Occupation in Iraq On the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, thousands of Shiite Muslims called to action by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr marched peacefully in the streets of Kufa and Najaf demanding an end to U.S. military presence in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Police and Militants Gun Down Sunnis in Revenge Attacks Shiite militants and police killed as many as 60 people in revenge shootings against Sunni residents of Tall Afar, Iraq, on Wednesday. Two regional experts discuss the violence and the repercussions. Continue watching
Feb 12 Bombs Kill at Least 80 People in Iraqi Market By PBS News Hour Two car bombs tore through a crowded marketplace in Baghdad Monday, killing at least 88 people, as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shiite shrine bombing that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Continue reading
Nov 06 Shiites, Kurds Celebrate Saddam Death Sentence; Sunnis Protest By PBS News Hour Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity Sunday and sentenced to hang for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a Shiite town, prompting thousands to spill into the streets in either jubilation or protest. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Plan Floated to Divide Iraq Along Ethnic Lines As the debate continues over the United States' next steps in Iraq, some proposals have called for sectioning the country along ethnic lines. Former State Department official Peter Galbraith discusses the decentralization of Iraq in this second of a Newshour… Continue watching
Oct 24 Iraqi Government Agrees to Timeline for Stabilization, U.S. Says By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. officials said Tuesday Iraqi leaders have agreed to develop a timeline by the end of the year toward stabilizing Iraq and taking control of security from U.S. forces in the next 12 to 18 months with some level of… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Iran Looks to Increase Influence in Middle East, World Affairs As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to court world leaders and openly defy the United States, Margaret Warner looks at what the ascendant Islamic republic wants to achieve with its growing influence. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Killings Raise Questions About Insurgents’ Tactics In an Internet statement, the militant group al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for killing two U.S. soldiers. Terrorism experts discuss the tactics and leadership of insurgents in Iraq. Continue watching
Feb 17 Shiites Win Slim Majority in New Iraqi Parliament By PBS News Hour Iraq's electoral commission awarded the Shiite alliance a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly on Thursday, giving the party a powerful voice as the parliament takes up the issues of choosing new leaders and drafting a constitution. Continue reading