Aug 02 6 Marines Killed in Iraq, U.S. Death Toll Tops 1,800 By PBS News Hour American military officials on Tuesday announced that six U.S. Marines were killed in combat in western Iraq, pushing the death toll for U.S. military personnel over 1,800. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Iraq's Constitutional Challenge Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Baghdad and urged Iraqi lawmakers to meet an Aug. 15 deadline for finishing their constitution. Middle East experts assess the problems the country faces when drafting a new constitution. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Update: Iraq Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld urged Iraqi lawmakers to draft a constitution by the Aug. 15 deadline. A New York Times reporter provides an update. Continue watching
Jul 20 Sunnis Suspend Work on Constitution After Killings By PBS News Hour The remaining 12 Sunni members of the commission drafting an Iraqi constitution suspended their work Wednesday a day after gunmen killed one of the representatives and an adviser, saying they and their communities needed more security. Continue reading
Jul 18 Iraqis Shocked by Huge Explosion in South By PBS News Hour Residents of the southern Iraqi town of Musayyib continued to mourn Monday after a suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday night under a fuel tanker, which ignited a fireball that engulfed cars, shops and homes. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Iraq's Violent Weekend Residents of the southern Iraqi town of Musayyib continued to mourn Monday after a suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday night under a fuel tanker and killed at least 71 people. The bombing is only one incident in the wave… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch U.S. General on Winning in Iraq U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Vines discusses the security situation in Iraq, attacks on soldiers and civilians, the attempt to set up a new government, and the ability of the Iraqi security forces to fight insurgents. Continue watching
Jul 07 Al-Qaida Says Egyptian Envoy Killed By PBS News Hour Al-Qaida in Iraq said on a Web site Thursday that it had killed the Egyptian top envoy in Iraq, Ihab al-Sherif, who had been abducted days earlier. Continue reading
Jul 05 Insurgents Target Arab Diplomats in Iraq By PBS News Hour Insurgents attacked Arab and Muslim diplomats in Iraq over the past few days, seizing Egypt's top envoy to Iraq in Baghdad and wounding Bahrain's top envoy in a kidnapping attempt. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Soldiers' Stories Three soldiers and one Marine who all recently returned from Iraq speak about their experiences in Iraq during the insurgency, which is steadily increasing. Continue watching