Sep 21 Watch Violence Escalates in Iraq Insurgents in Iraq launched a series of attacks last week in response to a U.S. offensive in the northern town of Tal Afar, including a suicide bomb in Baghdad that killed 160 people, while conflicts between British troops and Iraqi… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Jalal Talabani Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in Washington for meetings at the U.N. and with President Bush, discusses the latest violence in his country and the possibility of a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. Continue watching
Sep 14 Coordinated Explosions in Iraq Kill More Than 150 By PBS News Hour At least a dozen explosions hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 152 people and wounding more than 500 in a series of attacks for which al-Qaida has claimed responsibility. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Burst of Violence in Iraq At least a dozen explosions hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad Wednesday, killing more than 150 people. A New York Times reporter based in Iraq talks about the latest casualties and violence in Baghdad. Continue watching
Aug 31 Hundreds of Iraqis Die in Stampede Near Shiite Shrine By PBS News Hour More than 650 and possibly as many as 1,000 people died Wednesday during a religious procession toward a Shiite shrine in Baghdad when rumors that a suicide bomber was about to attack caused a stampede on a bridge. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Fatal Stampede in Baghdad Following a report on the stampede in Baghdad that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Shiite pilgrims, Los Angeles Times reporter Borezoo Daragahi provides an update from Baghdad. Continue watching
Aug 29 Sunnis Protest Draft Constitution By PBS News Hour Thousands of Sunnis who are angry that negotiators completed the new Iraqi constitution without the support of their sect protested in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Monday. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Constitution Fight in Iraq Although Iraqi officials approved a draft constitution, many factions around the country are still not satisfied. Following a background report, three experts discuss the fight ahead for lawmakers. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Iraq's Constitution Struggle Negotiators announced late Friday that they had reached a "deal in principle" to bring a draft constitution to the parliament. A Shiite and Sunni representative discuss the last minute offer and the chances of the compromise charter passing a public… Continue watching
Aug 25 Iraqi Parliament Fails to Meet; Constitution Still in Limbo By PBS News Hour The fate of the draft Iraqi constitution remained unclear on Thursday after the Iraqi National Assembly announced it had no plans to meet to consider the charter, signaling a lack of agreement ahead of a self-imposed midnight deadline. Continue reading