Jan 24 Watch Zarqawi’s Pledge to Disrupt Iraq’s Election Two experts discuss the Jordanian militant and al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's pledge of an all out war on the January 30th Iraqi election. Continue watching
Jan 20 U.S. Launches Raids in Mosul; Iraqi Forces Seal Off Roads to Baghdad By PBS News Hour American troops launched new raids Thursday around the northern city of Mosul. Continue reading
Jan 19 Car Bombs Rock Baghdad Ahead of Elections By PBS News Hour A series of car bombings and shootings shook Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people as insurgents continued attacks ahead of national elections scheduled for Jan. 30. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Violence in Iraq Increases Ahead of Elections Iraqi insurgents killed at least 22 police officers and soldiers Monday in an effort to derail the Jan.30 elections. Two regional experts discuss the impact continued violence may have on the upcoming elections. Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Violence and the Iraq Elections Iraqi insurgents killed at least 22 police officers and soldiers Monday in an effort to derail the Jan.30 elections. A New York Times reporter gives an update on the violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Jan 13 U.S. Ends Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq By PBS News Hour The search for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons in Iraq officially ended just before Christmas with nothing substantial found, members of the Iraq Survey Group said in interviews this week. Continue reading
Jan 10 Baghdad Police Official Assassinated; Ukraine Considers Pullout By PBS News Hour The daily attacks that have intensified ahead of national elections this month continued Monday with the assassination of the deputy police chief in Baghdad and a massive roadside bombing that killed two American soldiers. Continue reading
Jan 03 Insurgents Strike Party Office, Other Sites Ahead of Election By PBS News Hour Insurgents in Iraq detonated three car bombs, including one outside Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least 16 people Monday as the country prepared for elections at the end of the month. Continue reading
Dec 29 Insurgent Attacks Target Iraqi Security Forces Clashes between insurgents and the American and Iraqi authorities continued to intensify Wednesday a day after a series of bloody attacks killed at least 56 people, including 31 police officers. Continue reading
Dec 27 Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 13 Outside Shiite Party Office By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber struck outside the home of Iraq's biggest political party Monday, killing at least 13 and wounding some 50 more. Continue reading