Apr 13 Iraqi Police Die Trying to Defuse Bomb As U.S. Official Visits By PBS News Hour A second senior U.S. official made an unannounced visit to Iraq Wednesday on a day of violence, including a bombing that killed 12 Iraqi policemen and the airing of a video showing a hostage pleading for his life. Continue reading
Apr 12 Rumsfeld Urges Swift Formation of Iraqi Government By Admin, PBS News Hour During a surprise visit to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met with U.S. troops and urged new Iraqi government leaders to move quickly towards developing a constitutional government to avoid charges of corruption and insurgent activity. Continue reading
Apr 11 Iraqi-U.S. Forces Round Up Dozens of Suspected Insurgents By PBS News Hour U.S. and Iraqi forces launched their biggest raid in Baghdad in recent weeks, sweeping though a central neighborhood Monday and detaining dozens of suspected insurgents, the military said. Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S.-Iraqi Forces Battle Insurgents; Iraqis Settle Some Cabinet Posts By PBS News Hour Four U.S. troops and one Iraqi soldier died in clashes that erupted across Iraq this week, the U.S. military said, while Iraqi politicians struggled to form a new government. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Iraqi Assembly Fails to Elect Speaker Showing Nation's Political Rifts The new Iraqi assembly failed to elect a speaker to head the body at a Baghdad meeting Tuesday. Two regional experts discuss the political stalemate. Continue watching
Mar 29 Contentious Iraqi Assembly Fails to Elect Speaker By PBS News Hour The new 275-member Iraqi assembly abruptly adjourned a contentious and sometimes chaotic meeting Tuesday after failing to elect a speaker to head the body. Continue reading
Mar 11 Suicide Bomber Strikes Mosque in Mosul By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque during a funeral in the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 100. Continue reading
Mar 09 Iraqi Police Find 41 Corpses; Minister Escapes Ambush By PBS News Hour Iraqi police found the bodies of 41 Iraqis either beheaded or shot by insurgents at two sites, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch Iraqi Checkpoint Security Reevaluated In the wake of the friendly fire shooting of an Italian security agent in Iraq Friday, checkpoints and their security are coming under scrutiny. Military experts join an Italian journalist to discuss these dangerous areas and Italy's response to the… Continue watching
Mar 04 U.S. Troops Fire on Car of Freed Hostage, Killing Italian By PBS News Hour American forces manning a checkpoint fired on the car carrying an Italian journalist who had just been released by her captors, killing an Italian secret service agent and wounding at least two others, including the hostage, Giuliana Sgrena. Continue reading