Feb 17 Shiites Win Slim Majority in New Iraqi Parliament By PBS News Hour Iraq's electoral commission awarded the Shiite alliance a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly on Thursday, giving the party a powerful voice as the parliament takes up the issues of choosing new leaders and drafting a constitution. Continue reading
Feb 14 Shiites Look to Forge Allies After Election in Iraq By PBS News Hour The Shiite alliance won a majority of the ballot (48 percent) in Iraq's first free elections in 50 years, but not an absolute majority, leaving the alliance to work to build support among the myriad of other political parties. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch The Winners and Losers of Iraq’s First National Election Results from Iraq's first national election were released Sunday, showing the Shiite alliance in the lead with 148 seats, just shy of the 150 seats required for a majority. Two Middle East analysts discuss what these results will mean for… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch The Winners and Losers of Iraq’s First National Election A report about the election results released Sunday from Iraq's first national election held on January 30. The Shiite alliance held the lead with 140 seats, just shy of the 150 seats required for a majority. Continue watching
Feb 11 Rumsfeld Visits Iraq; Insurgents Launch Two Attacks By PBS News Hour Two separate insurgent attacks in Iraq on Friday killed at least 23 and injured dozens, occurring on the same day that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visited the country to observe the training of Iraqi security forces. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch U.S. Generals Discuss Strength of Iraq Insurgency Insurgents in Iraq have launched a series of bloody attacks in recent days, threatening post-election hopes for increased stability. Two retired American generals discuss the military strength of the insurgency and what can be done to stop the violence. Continue watching
Feb 08 Iraq’s Al-Qaida Claims Trio of Deadly Blasts in Two Days By PBS News Hour More than 20 people were killed outside a police station in central Baghdad Tuesday morning by an alleged suicide bombing. Continue reading
Feb 07 Insurgent Attacks Kill At Least 29 in Iraq By PBS News Hour Suicide attacks killed at least 29 people in two Iraqi cities Monday in the worst insurgent violence since the country's historic elections eight days ago. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch Iraq Election Leaves Questions about U.S. Exit Strategy In the wake of Sunday's free elections in Iraq, some politicians are calling for a plan for a withdrawal from the region. Three foreign policy experts discuss when U.S. troops should pull out of Iraq . Continue watching
Jan 31 Iraqi Prime Minister Urges Unity After Elections By PBS News Hour A day after the first multi-party elections in Iraq in 50 years, the interim prime minister called on his countrymen to set aside their differences while precinct workers counted millions of ballots cast. Continue reading