Jun 21 Watch Military Grapples with Onslaught of Homemade Bombs in Iraq The military reported Thursday that 14 U.S. troops in Iraq were killed, including five by a roadside bomb. Military experts and journalists discuss efforts to counter these improvised explosive devices. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Mosque Bombing Kills Dozens; U.S. Troops Launch Offensive A truck bomb that detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday killed at least 78 people. A reporter gives the latest on the incident and on other developments in the country, including a new U.S. Continue watching
Jun 19 Baghdad Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 78 By PBS News Hour A truck bomb detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday, leaving at least 78 people dead and injuring more than 200. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Fort Lewis Memorializes Fallen Soldiers from Iraq War Washington's Fort Lewis, the nation's third-largest Army post, has endured numerous losses from the Iraq war, many from Stryker brigades that patrol Baghdad. NewsHour correspondent Lee Hochberg reports on how the base is coping with the deaths. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Iraqi Minister Reacts to Mosque Bombing, Other Violence A key Shia mosque was bombed for the second time in Samarra, while a new Pentagon report revealed that violence across Iraq has increased since the U.S. troop surge. An Iraqi official and a reporter discuss the events. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Militants Attack Shiite Shrine in Samarra for Second Time Suspected al-Qaida bombers destroyed parts of the Shiite Askariya shrine in Samarra on Wednesday, sparking fears of reprisal killings. A wave of violence followed the 2006 bombing of the mosque's golden dome. A reporter in Baghdad describes the latest developments. Continue watching
Jun 13 Bombers Again Hit Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra By Admin, PBS News Hour Suspected al-Qaida militants blew up two towers of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra Wednesday in a repeat of the 2006 attack that triggered retaliatory violence against Sunnis. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Experts Analyze American Progress with Iraqi Insurgents Four months into a troop increase in Iraq, the United States is arming Sunni tribes to quell insurgencies in the region. John Burns of The New York Times describes the tactic, then international policy adviser Stephen Biddle and former military… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Experts Assess Mideast Progress Four Decades After Six-Day War Forty years ago, Israel entered the Six-Day War, the beginning of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Two regional experts give their perspectives on the Middle East then and now. Continue watching
Jun 06 Zarqawi Legacy Divides Sunni Opposition in Iraq By PBS News Hour In the year since an American missile ended the reign of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the movement he helped foster has continued to use Iraq as a rallying cry even as Sunni opposition to the militant group… Continue reading