Jul 24 Iraqi Prime Minister Denies Civil War By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asserted Monday that, despite sectarian violence across the country that kills an average of 100 civilians per day, Iraq is not slipping into a civil war. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Head Shia Cleric Calls for End to Iraqi Sectarian Violence Amid an admission by the U.S. military Thursday that sectarian violence in Iraq had only slightly decreased, Iraq's top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani has called for an end to the "hatred and violence." A reporter in Baghdad discusses the day's… Continue watching
Jul 19 Months of Sectarian Violence Leave Heavy Casualties in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour A wave of violent crime led to the deaths of nearly 6,000 civilians in Iraq in May and June, a new U.N. report said, widening concerns that the country was spiraling into a civil war. Continue reading
Jul 17 Brazen Market Attack Kills Dozens South of Baghdad By PBS News Hour An attack on a market south of Baghdad Monday killed at least 40 Iraqis, mostly Shiites, and prompted members in the legislative bloc of the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to walk out of Parliament in protest. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch Democrats Debate Political and Military Strategy for Iraq On the day U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad asked the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for patience regarding a deadline for troop withdrawal from Iraq, Democratic senators Biden and Reed discuss possible exit strategies. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch U.S. to Comply with Geneva Treaty on Detainees In a policy shift outlined in a Pentagon memo, the Bush administration has decided to treat all detainees in compliance with the minimum standard spelled out by the Geneva Conventions. Senators discuss the change. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Day of Terror Unfolds in Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya over the past few days included attacks on coalition forces abroad and the assassination of Chechen militia leader Shamil Basayev. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Iraqi Violence Escalates as Government Calls for Unity Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pleaded for unity after an escalation of attacks over the weekend. Violence continued on Monday as two car bombs exploded in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Discharged U.S. Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Rape of Iraqi Civilian In a federal court in Kentucky Thursday, former army private Steven Green pleaded not guilty to murder and rape charges stemming from an incident in the Iraqi town of Mahmoudiya in March. A New York Times writer discusses the charges… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch U.S. Armed Forces React to Charges Against Troops in Iraq Amid continued allegations of misconduct by U.S. military servicemen in Iraq, including seven marines and one navy corpsman accused of killing an Iraqi civilian in April, the military has added ethics and "values training" into soldier exercises. Continue watching