Apr 05 Watch Security Situation Deteriorates in Basra Four British troops were killed Thursday in a roadside ambush in Basra, a city in southern Iraq. A professor and a terrorism expert discuss the incident and security challenges there. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Iraqi Official Arrested for Recording Saddam’s Execution The Iraqi official believed to have recorded Saddam Hussein's execution on a cell phone camera was arrested Wednesday. The recording revealed witnesses taunting the former dictator during his last moments. A reporter discusses the recording's effect in Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Attacks in Iraq at All-Time High, Pentagon Report Says Attacks on U.S. personnel, Iraqi forces and Iraqi civilians are at an all-time high according to a Pentagon report released Monday. A Washington Post reporter discusses the situation in Iraq and disagreements within the military about what to do to… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Iraqi Vice President Discusses Political Crisis in Baghdad Amidst continuing violence in Iraq and waning American support, Iraqi politicians struggle to bring peace and order. Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, a Sunni leader, speaks about the political crisis in Baghdad and what can be done to improve the… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch President Bush Dismisses Calls for U.S. Troop Withdrawal President Bush and Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki met in Jordan, Thursday, to discuss strategies in Iraq to combat sectarian violence. President Bush said that U.S. troops would stay in Iraq as long as necessary. Two experts discuss what may come… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Violence Escalates Amidst Reconciliation Efforts By Iraqi Premier The U.S. military announced 11 more deaths Wednesday, as Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki called for a national reconciliation conference to build political consensus between the warring Shiite and Sunni factions. A journalist in Baghdad discusses the situation there. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch As Violence Escalates, President Bush Assures Iraq of U.S. Support In a fresh wave of sectarian attacks in Iraq Monday, more than 100 people were killed. Meanwhile, President Bush assured Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki that the United States has no plans to set a timetable for the removal of U.S. Continue watching
Aug 28 Shiite Militia, Iraqi Forces Clash in Southern Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour Fighting between Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and U.S. and Iraqi soldiers left at least 34 people dead and 70 injured in the southern city of Diwaniyah Monday, officials said. Continue reading
May 14 Coalition Forces Battle Al-Sadr Loyalists in Southern Iraq U.S.-led coalition forces, backed by tanks and helicopters, pushed into the center of the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Friday, pounding the positions of militant supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Continue reading