Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks across Iraq on Monday, including an assault on a mall that killed 18 and wounded 40.
Aug 13

In Baghdad, a truck bomb ripped through a crowded food market just after dawn, resulting in one of the deadliest attacks in the Iraqi capital in years. The assault comes as the prime minister is facing pressure to drive back…
Jul 17

By PBS NewsHour
In our news wrap Friday, a Texas grand jury will take up the case of Sandra Bland, a black woman who police say hanged herself Monday after being jailed for a traffic violation. Friends and family say they doubt she…
May 29

In our news wrap Friday, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert resigned from his law firm after being indicted on federal charges. The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times reported that the misconduct was of a sexual…
Apr 14

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Defense lawyers are vowing to appeal the convictions of four former Blackwater security guards after a federal judge handed down lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq.
Mar 11

By Colleen Shalby
It’s difficult to imagine Baghdad today framed without images violence from its recent past. But a short film from PBS's Frontline, "Life in Baghdad," reveals a side of the city that so often is forgotten amid the past decade…
Jan 22

By Noreen Nasir
Zeena Rahman is a 30-year-old law associate who left Baghdad in 2003 and now lives in Virginia. 2014 was a turbulent year for Iraq. Already ravaged by decades of war, sectarian violence, and corruption, the country also endured…
Jan 21

By PBS NewsHour
Jan 21

By PBS NewsHour
Jan 21

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