Nov 09 U.S., Iraqi Troops Advance to Center of Fallujah U.S. and Iraqi troops claimed control over one-third of Fallujah and were slowly moving into the city's center Tuesday, the second day of a major ground offensive against the insurgent stronghold. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Military Assault on Fallaujah Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News, embedded with a U.S. Marine company in Fallujah, reports on the assault there.Then, Jim Lehrer gets an assessment of the offensive and an explanation of the challenges urban warfare poses from Ret. Marine Corps… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Urban Warfare in Fallujah Poses Difficulties In two days of intense fighting in the central Iraqi city of Fallujah, 10 American and two Iraqi soldiers have died in a massive military operation aimed at forcing out militants entrenched in the city. Two experts assess the offensive… Continue watching
Nov 08 Iraqi-U.S. Forces Launch Major Assault in Fallujah Iraqi and U.S. forces launched the first phase of a major assault against the rebel stronghold of Fallujah in central Iraq on Monday, seizing a hospital and two bridges over the Euphrates River. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch The Latest on the Offensive in Fallujah Gwen Ifill gets the latest on the offensive in the insurgent-held city from Washington Post correspondent Jackie Spinner, who is embedded with the Army in Fallujah. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Experts Discuss the U.S.-led Assault on Fallujah U.S.-led forces launched a major offensive on the Iraqi city of Fallujah Monday, hoping to bring the city under control in advance of proposed January elections. Ray Suarez and experts discuss the possible ramifications of the assault on Fallujah. Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch U.S. Forces Prepare for Assault on Fallujah U.S. war planes continued to bomb the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday as American and Iraqi ground troops prepared for a major operation aimed at gaining control of the city. Military experts discuss the upcoming operation. Continue watching
Nov 03 U.S. Forces Strike Suspected Rebel Sites in Fallujah U.S. airplanes and tanks fired on suspected rebel strongholds in eastern and western Fallujah on Wednesday in the heaviest bombardment on the Iraqi city in several weeks. Continue reading
Nov 01 Hostages Taken in Iraq; Dozens Killed in Separate Explosions An American, a Nepalese and four Iraqi guards were abducted at gunpoint from their Baghdad office Monday, following a weekend of violence that left dozens of Iraqis and U.S. Marines dead in separate explosions. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch The al Qaqaa Missing Explosives Continue to Confound Experts The issue of roughly 380 tons of missing explosives in Iraq has taken on increased speculation. Ray Suarez speaks with a New York Times reporter, about the latest developments. Continue watching