Jun 08 Watch Former Iraqi Electricity Minister Discusses Electricity Problems Former electricity minister, Aiham al-Sammarae, discusses the current climate in Iraq as the new government tackles security issues, insurgency violence and the lack of electricity and power. Al-Sammarae is also taking part in negotiations with two Sunni insurgent groups about… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Iraqi Government Grapples with Insurgent Violence The Iraqi government announced it detained nearly 900 suspected militants in a crack-down on the insurgency. Phebe Marr of the U.S. Institute of Peace, recently back from a visit to Iraq, discusses the fledgling democratic government's efforts to rebuild and… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Iraq's Foreign Minister Talks About Ongoing Violence in Iraq Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari urges the United States to accelerate the training of local security forces and discusses Iraq's efforts to end insurgent violence. Continue watching
May 31 Helicopter Crashes, Provincial Governor Found Dead in Iraq By PBS News Hour Four Italian troops died in a helicopter crash overnight and the governor of Anbar province was found dead after fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents who abducted him three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Suicide Bombers Attack Police in Iraq Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of police officers in Iraq on Monday, killing about 30 people, as U.S. jet fighters destroyed insurgent strongholds near Syria's border. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Fourteen Soldiers Killed in Last Two Days in Iraq Fourteen American soldiers died in Iraq over the past 48 hours in the latest wave of insurgent attacks. A New York Times reporter in Baghdad discusses the upsurge in violence. Continue watching
May 23 Sunnis Agree to Participate in Government By PBS News Hour A thousand Sunnis representing religious, political and tribal groups have formed an alliance to take a larger role in the Iraqi government as another wave of attacks hit several Iraqi cities Monday. Continue reading
May 16 45 Bodies Found in Iraq; Cleric Demands Coalition Forces Leave By PBS News Hour Three Iraqis were found shot dead in Baghdad Monday and a slain Kurd was left in a garbage dump in northern Iraq, raising to 45 the number of bodies found in recent days. The Iraqi government has vowed to find… Continue reading
May 16 Watch An Embedded Reporter Discusses the U.S. Marines Latest Mission in Western Iraq A published report on a week-long battle between Marines and insurgents in western Iraq, near the Syrian border, said Marines were outgunned. A discussion with embedded reporter Ellen Knickmeyer, Baghdad bureau chief for The Washington Post, about her report. Continue watching
May 11 U.S. Forces Push Toward Syria; Car Bombs Shake Iraq By PBS News Hour A series of suicide bombers killed at least 60 people and wounded 100 in several Iraqi cities Wednesday as U.S. forces continued an offensive aimed at uprooting insurgents near the Syrian border. Continue reading