Jul 18 U.S., Iraq to Set ‘Time Horizon’ on Troop Withdrawal By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for reducing U.S. troops in Iraq as part of a broader security agreement, the White House said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Obama Calls for U.S. Military to Renew Focus on Afghanistan In an interview with the NewsHour's Gwen Ifill, Sen. Barack Obama calls for the U.S. to dramatically scale down in military effort in Iraq and, instead, focus more forces on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 15 Double Suicide Bombing Kills 28 at Iraqi Army Recruitment Center By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of Iraqi army recruits in the country's troubled Diyala province Tuesday, killing at least 28 people according to Iraqi police and military. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch In Policy Switch, Iraqis Push for U.S. Withdrawal Timetable For the first time this week, Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki said that he expects a pending troop deal with the U.S. to include a timetable for withdrawal. Two Iraq analysts weigh the state of U.S.-Iraqi relations. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch New G.I. Bill Aims to Provide Expanded Educational Benefits to Troops A new G.I. bill signed into law Monday doubles funding for education benefits available to military personnel who have served since Sept. 11, 2001, and allows transfer of benefits to a spouse or children. Analysts discuss the law and its… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Iraq Opens Oil Fields to Foreign Firms for Output Boost The Iraqi government announced Monday it was accepting international bids for contracts to operate six of its oil fields. An economics expert discusses the prospect of Western oil companies working in Iraq. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch U.S. Lacked Clear Plan for Postwar Iraq, Army Report Says The U.S. Army released a report Monday outlining the problems that kept it from being able to stabilize Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Military experts discuss the report's findings. Continue watching
Jun 30 Iraqis Open Oil to Foreign Firms to Boost Output By PBS News Hour The Iraqi government opened six of its oil fields to international bidders Monday as the nation attempts to increase daily production by 60 percent, leaving the door open for top Western companies to tap into the world's third largest oil… Continue reading
Jun 24 Bomb Kills 4 Americans, 4 Iraqis in Sadr City By PBS News Hour A bomb struck a municipal council building Tuesday in Baghdad, killing two U.S. soldiers, two U.S. government civilian employees, four Iraqi civilians and an Italian of Iraqi origin working as an interpreter for the Americans, U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Jun 18 Report Details Alleged Abuse of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib Detainees By PBS News Hour The alleged abuse of 11 men, captured by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, is detailed in a report released Wednesday by the advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights. Continue reading