May 20 Iraqi Army Moves Into Sadr Militia Stronghold By Admin, PBS News Hour About 10,000 Iraqi police and soldiers on Tuesday entered Sadr City in Baghdad -- formerly the scene of weeks of fighting between militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi and U.S. forces -- meeting little resistance. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Rocket Attack Three U.S. soldiers were killed in a Baghdad rocket attack Monday, following a weekend in which U.S. forces killed 45 Shiite militia fighters during fierce battles in the Iraqi capital. New York Times reporter Michael Gordon updates the story from… Continue watching
Apr 15 Deadly Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Baqouba, Ramadi By PBS News Hour Car bombs and a suicide attacker struck Baghdad and cities to the north and west of the capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and shattering a recent lull in violence in predominantly Sunni areas while fighting rages in the… Continue reading
Apr 07 Aide Says Cleric Al-Sadr Willing to Disband Militia By Admin, PBS News Hour An aide to Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday the Shiite cleric will consult with top religious leaders and disband his Mahdi Army if they order it. The militia has been fighting government forces in several places in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 27 Iraqi Crackdown on Militants Continues in Basra By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi security forces continued to battle Shiite militants in the port city of Basra and in the capital Baghdad on Thursday, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to fight "until the end," despite mounting protests against his actions. Continue reading
Mar 10 Suicide Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Baghdad By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber killed five American soldiers on a foot patrol Monday in central Baghdad, the U.S. military said. It was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Iraq since Jan. 28, when five soldiers were killed by a roadside… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Bombings at Baghdad Markets Deadliest Attacks in Months Two bombings killed at least 73 people and wounded scores more in separate blasts in Baghdad pet bazaars Friday, ending a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital. Stephen Farrell, a New York Times correspondent in Baghdad, provides an… Continue watching
Feb 01 Pet Bazaar Bombings Kill Dozens in Baghdad By PBS News Hour Bombs attached to two women killed at least 60 people and wounded scores more in separate blasts Friday morning on Baghdad pet bazaars, ending a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch In Iraq, Violence Falls but Political Gridlock Remains Violence in Iraq is on the decline but sharp internal political divisions continue to hinder the Iraqi government and its efforts to make substantive legislative progress. Two Middle East experts discuss Iraq's political situation and how the government might break… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Fewer Mortar, Rocket Attacks in Iraq, U.S. Military Says The U.S. military reported Monday that mortar and rocket attacks in Iraq have fallen to the lowest level in nearly two years. A journalist in Baghdad assesses the reduction in violence. Continue watching