Feb 28 Violence in Iraq Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded By PBS News Hour A spate of attacks in and around Baghdad killed at least 41 people and left dozens more wounded Tuesday, stoking fears the country could descend into civil war with Sunni and Shiite factions battling for political control. Continue reading
Feb 27 Scattered Violence Continues in Iraq After Curfew Ends By PBS News Hour Traffic returned and businesses reopened Monday after officials lifted a three-day curfew aimed at stemming sectarian violence in Iraq. However, sporadic violence continued with a mortar attack that killed four in Baghdad. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Relative Calm Returns to Iraq After Bloody Clashes Traffic returned and businesses reopened after officials lifted a three-day curfew aimed at stemming sectarian violence in Iraq. A New York Times reporter in Baghdad talks about the recent violence, political negotiations between Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds and the status… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Days of Clashes Raise Specter of Iraqi Civil War After days of sectarian strife marked by protests, riots and revenge killings in Iraq, tensions between Shia and Sunni Muslims remain high. Margaret Warner speaks with Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times in Baghdad about the day's events. Continue watching
Feb 23 Iraqi Sectarian Violence Grows After Shiite Shrine Attack By PBS News Hour More than 130 people were killed in sectarian violence across Iraq Thursday, as Shiites retaliated for Wednesday's bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Shrine Bombing Sparks Bloody Sectarian Violence Two experts discuss the prospects for peace in Iraq, after a wave of revenge killings and attacks swept across the country in the wake of Wednesday's bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Shiite Shrine Bombed Iraqi religious leaders and U.S. officials react to the bombing of a Shiite shrine. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Blasts Kill Scores at Religious Site in Iraq Powerful bombs blasted a major Shiite shrine Wednesday in Samarra, Iraq, sparking reprisals against Sunni Muslims. Gwen Ifill speaks with New York Times reporter Edward Wong in Baghdad about the latest violence. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch U.S. Ambassador Calls for Iraq to Form Unity Government U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad talks from Baghdad about the latest violence in Iraq, the U.S. role in forming a government of national unity and Iran's influence in the Middle East. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Saddam Hussein Protests Trial with Hunger Strike Saddam Hussein's trial continued with the deposed Iraqi leader's announcement that he and three of his co-defendants are refusing food in protest of the recently appointed chief judge. Following a background report, two lawyers react to the proceedings. Continue watching