May 30 Watch 3:51 The importance of wresting Fallujah back from the Islamic State By PBS NewsHour 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 23 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Warm embrace of Obama sign of how far Vietnam-U.S. relations have come By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama was warmly welcomed in Vietnam on the first of a three-day visit. Lifting a 50-year-old arms embargo, he cited “common interests,” but denied China’s ever-expanding influence in the region was a consideration. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 19 Carter: Strike that killed Iraqi soldiers may be ‘mistake’ by both sides By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday. Iraq pledged to punish those responsible. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Iraqis continue fight against al-Qaida in Anbar province By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch News Wrap: Iraq strikes back against al-Qaida militants holding Ramadi, Fallujah News Wrap: Iraq strikes back against al-Qaida militants holding Ramadi, Fallujah… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Is latest sectarian fighting in Iraq a strategic misstep for al-Qaida? Is latest sectarian fighting in Iraq a strategic misstep for al-Qaida?… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch A Look Back at a Decade of Conflict in Iraq Ten Years After The Fall of Baghdad, A Look Back at a Decade of Conflict in Iraq… Continue watching
Aug 20 Then and Now: Iraq’s ‘Blackwater Bridge’ By Larisa Epatko FALLUJAH, Iraq | One of the searing images of the war in Iraq was that of the charred bodies of the Blackwater security contractors strung up on the bridge over the Euphrates River in Fallujah. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch For Some Veterans, the Battle Continues Against PTSD After returning home from Iraq, Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Workman struggled with the memories of war. As Betty Ann Bowser reports, soldiers like Workman are finding that often time, returning home can mean a new battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching
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