Jun 14 Watch President’s Baghdad Trip Sparks U.S. Iraq Policy Debate President Bush Wednesday hailed efforts to build a democratic Iraq, but called for "patience" as U.S. troops continue to fight the war on terror. Analysts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead discuss the direction of U.S. foreign policy. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch President Bush Made a Surprise Visit to Baghdad to Meet with New Leadership President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday to meet with the Iraqi prime minister and discuss ways to bring stability to the troubled nation. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch President Bush Discusses New Security Plan with Leaders in Iraq President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday to participate in his first direct talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, offering a dramatic show of support to the new government. Two senior senators on the foreign relations… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Soldiers Cleared in Ishaqi Incident, Haditha Investigation Continues Despite the announcement late Friday that a military investigation had cleared soldiers in a March incident in the village of Ishaqi, the military is still conducting two investigations into the Haditha case, one to see if U.S. troops committed murder… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Senate Plans Committee to Probe into Haditha Slayings by Marines In light of the Marine Corps' soon to be released report into the killings of 25 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced that it will investigate the allegations as well. A New York Times reporter in… Continue watching
Feb 28 Violence in Iraq Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded By PBS News Hour A spate of attacks in and around Baghdad killed at least 41 people and left dozens more wounded Tuesday, stoking fears the country could descend into civil war with Sunni and Shiite factions battling for political control. Continue reading
Dec 27 10,000 Protest in Baghdad as Leaders Negotiate a Coalition By PBS News Hour More than 10,000 Sunni Arabs and secular Shiites marched in Baghdad Tuesday to protest the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Nov 24 Suicide Bomber Attacks Hospital Near Baghdad By PBS News Hour An explosives-laden car detonated outside a hospital south of Baghdad Thursday as U.S. troops were visiting the facility, killing at least 30 people, officials said. Continue reading
Nov 10 Suicide Attackers Bomb Baghdad Restaurant in Latest Wave of Violence By PBS News Hour The recent surge of violence against Iraqi soldiers continued Thursday morning as two suicide bombers killed at least 33 and seriously injured 19 in a Baghdad restaurant popular with police officers and Iraq Army soldiers. Continue reading
Sep 14 Coordinated Explosions in Iraq Kill More Than 150 By PBS News Hour At least a dozen explosions hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 152 people and wounding more than 500 in a series of attacks for which al-Qaida has claimed responsibility. Continue reading