May 03 Iraq's First Elected Government Takes Office By PBS News Hour Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari was sworn in as prime minister in Baghdad Tuesday as Iraq's first democratically elected government took office. Continue reading
May 03 Watch U.S., Italy Issue Reports on Checkpoint Death The Italian government Tuesday issued a terse rebuttal to a U.S. Army report clearing American soldiers in the shooting death of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq. Two journalists discuss the Italian and American investigations into the shooting. Continue watching
May 02 Trio of Car Bombs Mark Latest Violence in Iraq By PBS News Hour Three car bombs exploded in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight people in the latest surge in violence since a new Iraqi government was named last week. Continue reading
May 02 Watch New Wave of Violence in Iraq Leaves 130 Dead A new wave of violence in Iraq has left at least 130 people dead since a new government was adopted Thursday. Continue watching
Apr 29 Insurgents Unleash Multiple Bomb Attacks in Iraq By PBS News Hour Insurgents set off some 11 bombs in Iraq Friday, killing at least 24 people including seven Iraqi civilians and one American soldier. More than 100 people were wounded in the attacks. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Iraq Findings Conclude No Weapons of Mass Destruction Existed in Iraq An 18-month investigation into Iraq's purported cache of weapons of mass destruction ended Monday when the CIA's top weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer, released a final report saying no weapons were found. Duelfer discusses the report and the flaws in America's… Continue watching
Apr 25 Iraq Postpones Naming Government; Insurgents Launch More Attacks By PBS News Hour Iraqi politicians failed again Monday to break a three-month deadlock over naming a transitional government, as the death toll from a weekend of coordinated insurgent attacks targeting police and civilians reached 29. Continue reading
Apr 21 Senate Passes $81 Billion in Extra Funding for Afghanistan, Iraq By PBS News Hour The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved $81 billion in additional emergency funding for security and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 20 Scores of Bodies Found in Tigris River; 19 Executed in Separate Killing By PBS News Hour Iraqi authorities pulled the bodies of more than 50 people believed to be Shiite hostages seized in the Madain region south of Baghdad from the Tigris River Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 18 Activist Killed in Car Blast; Iraqi Forces Search for Hostages By PBS News Hour As Iraqi security forces continued to search for more than 100 Shiites reportedly held hostage south of Baghdad, officials reported the death of a young founder of a humanitarian group aimed at helping civilian casualties in Iraq. Continue reading