Jun 15 U.S. increases security at American embassy in Baghdad, pulls some staff By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Security at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was strengthened and some staff members sent elsewhere as Iraq was shaken with instability, the State Department said Sunday. Continue reading
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 Watch Iraq’s top Shiite cleric pleads for armed resistance against Sunni insurgents By PBS News Hour In Kirkuk, Iraq's army abandoned several vast military bases overnight, leaving behind their uniforms and vehicles and equipment they purposely destroyed before fleeing. Kurdish forces have seized the area instead, arming themselves to fight in hopes of establishing their own… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Iraq faces existential crisis as Sunni insurgency gains ground By PBS News Hour As Sunni militants continue their march towards Baghdad, the Obama administration said the U.S. will not send forces on the ground in Iraq, but will assist in other ways. Judy Woodruff talks to Jane Arraf, an Iraq-based journalist, for an… Continue watching
Jun 12 U.S. plans to send more aid to combat growing insurgency in Iraq By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to send new aid to Iraq to help slow a violent insurgent march that is threatening to take over the nation's north, officials said Wednesday. But the Obama administration offered only tepid support… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch News Wrap: Sunni extremists extend control toward Baghdad with Tikrit takeover By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a group of Sunni militants broadened their control in Iraq by capturing the city of Tikrit, only 80 miles north of Baghdad. The al-Qaida linked group took over Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, a day… Continue watching
Jun 09 7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After years of delays, four former guards from the security firm Blackwater Worldwide are facing trial in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18 others in bloodshed that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Approaching elections, Iraq faces daily sectarian violence and deep division By PBS News Hour Iraqis are preparing to go to the polls in the first national elections since American forces withdrew. However, as the government faces a resurgence of al-Qaida-linked groups, fears intensify that security forces are losing their grip on a key part… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch News Wrap: Bombs rip through Shiite campaign rally in Baghdad By PBS News Hour Continue watching