Nov 24 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: ‘We’re still one people,’ says Obama in Thanksgiving message By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, as Americans took time to celebrate Thanksgiving, President Obama called for unity in a video message. Also, the Islamic State carried out a massive suicide truck bombing south of Baghdad, killing at least 56 people. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: ISIS attacks kill dozens in Baghdad; Israel tightens security By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Islamic State suicide attacks killed at least 31 in Baghdad in what Iraqi officials say were a response to the government’s military campaign to recapture Fallujah. Also, Israel dispatched hundreds of additional troops to the… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 3:51 The importance of wresting Fallujah back from the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Iraq’s offensive to retake the ancient city of Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, from Islamic State fighters was stepped up this weekend. The Shiite-dominated government is under pressure to intensify its onslaught after a series of deadly ISIS bombings… Continue watching
May 21 Funerals held in Iraq after protesters breach fortified Green Zone By Michael D. Regan Funerals were held Saturday in Iraq for anti-government demonstrators killed during protests a day earlier, when Baghdad's Green Zone was infiltrated for the second time this month. Continue reading
May 15 Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad By Corinne Segal At least 14 people were killed Sunday in an assault on a gas plant north of Baghdad, the latest in a string of attacks for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: ISIS car bombs rock Baghdad, killing at least 93 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Baghdad was rocked by the deadliest terror attack this year, as three car bombings killed at least 93 people. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. Also, the accused Colorado Planned Parent gunman is declared unfit for… Continue watching
May 03 American soldier killed in combat in Iraq By Sinan Salaheddin and Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday that an American serviceman has been killed in Iraq, describing it as a "combat death."… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 24:49 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, May 1, what to expect from Tuesday’s primary in Indiana in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Later, budget and caseload cuts in Louisiana have created a backlog in the court system -- and… Continue watching
May 01 Protesters in Baghdad disband, leave Green Zone after breach By Kamala Kelkar Thousands of protesters who broke through the blast walls of Baghdad’s fortified international government center on Saturday ended their demonstration on Sunday because it’s the anniversary of an Islamic leader’s martyrdom. Meanwhile, bombings continued in southern Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 30 Thousands of protesters break into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone By Kamala Kelkar Iraqi officials have declared a state of emergency in Baghdad today as teargas is being fired at thousands of protesters who climbed over the blast walls of the capital’s fortified international government center and broke into parliament. The protest was… Continue reading