Feb 25 Watch Violence Continues in Iraq as Roadside Bomb Kills Three U.S. Soldiers Iraqi security forces said Friday they captured an aide to al-Qaida frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Meanwhile, three U.S. soldiers were killed and eight others wounded when a roadside bomb blew up north of Baghdad. Continue watching
Feb 24 Suicide Bombings Target Police, Shiite Political Party By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car inside a police compound Thursday, killing at least 12 officers in the deadliest of a series of attacks against Iraqi security forces. Continue reading
Feb 22 Shiite Group Picks al-Jaafari As Prime Minister By PBS News Hour The Shiite Muslim coalition that represents the largest voting bloc in Iraq's newly elected national assembly has chosen current interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister. Continue reading
Feb 18 String of Bombings Kills Dozens Ahead of Shiite Holiday By PBS News Hour A series of explosions at Shiite mosques and a religious procession in Iraq Friday killed more than 35 people and injured dozens more during events marking the eve of Ashoura, the holiest day of the year for Shiites. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch A Series of Explosions Rip Through Baghdad, At Least 35 are Killed Today in Iraq, a series of explosions ripped through Baghdad and a nearby city killing at least 35 Iraqis and two American soldiers. A discussion with Douglas Struck of The Washington Post in Baghdad about the recent wave of violence… Continue watching
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