Jan 10 Watch U.S. Troops Clash With Insurgents in Baghdad A day after a deadly skirmish between U.S. soldiers and Iraqi insurgents in downtown Baghdad, Iraqi militants were arrested in conjunction with the firefight. The New York Times' Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns reports on the violence and security situation… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Series of Car Bombs Rips Through Eastern Baghdad Suspected Sunni Muslim insurgents blew up five car bombs and fired mortars into Baghdad's largest Shiite district Thursday, killing at least 161 people and wounding more than 250. New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns updates the story from… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Sectarian Clash Leaves at Least 60 Dead in Southern Iraqi City Diwaniyah was calm Tuesday, a day after militia loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the Iraqi army battled for 12 hours, killing 40 gunmen and 23 soldiers. Analysts assess what the fighting says about the Iraq government's ability to… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Saddam Begins Trial for Ordering Deaths of Thousands of Kurds Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is being tried for ordering the genocide of thousands of Kurds in northern Iraq during his rule. Continue watching
Jun 20 Two Missing U.S. Troops Found Dead in Iraq By PBS News Hour The bodies of two American soldiers who disappeared Friday after an insurgent attack on a checkpoint were discovered late Monday and showed signs of having been tortured, according to the Iraqi military. Continue reading
May 26 Watch Military Investigators Conclude U.S. Marines Murdered Civilians in Haditha Military investigators are ready to conclude that U.S. Marines killed up to 24 civilians over several hours in Iraq last November, nearly double the number of deaths initially reported by the Marine Corps. New York Times Pentagon reporter Eric Schmitt… Continue watching
Oct 03 Iraqi Constitution Voting Rules Change; U.S. Forces Battle Insurgents By PBS News Hour U.S. forces launched an offensive against what officials call "a known terrorist sanctuary" in western Iraq over the weekend, while the Iraqi parliament passed a proposal aimed at making it easier to pass the constitution on Oct. 15. Continue reading
Sep 14 Insurgents Launch Assaults Aimed At Derailing Elections By PBS News Hour As Afghanistan's 11.7 million voters and nearly 6,000 candidates prepare for upcoming landmark parliamentary elections, insurgents have launched an intensified wave of attacks against Afghan and coalition troops and other government supporters. Continue reading
Jul 05 Insurgents Target Arab Diplomats in Iraq By PBS News Hour Insurgents attacked Arab and Muslim diplomats in Iraq over the past few days, seizing Egypt's top envoy to Iraq in Baghdad and wounding Bahrain's top envoy in a kidnapping attempt. Continue reading
May 09 U.S. Forces Launch Major Operation Against Foreign Insurgents By PBS News Hour In one of its largest ground operations since the taking of Fallujah six months ago, U.S. Marines and other American forces launched a major operation targeting insurgents operating in Western Iraq, near the Syrian border. Continue reading