Aug 30 Watch Republican Delegates Give Their Views on the Iraq War The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ray Suarez spoke to some of the delegates on the floor at the convention about their opinions on the Iraq war. Continue watching
Aug 27 Italy Condemns Murder of Kidnapped Journalist in Iraq Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday denounced the killing of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who disappeared in Iraq last week, as "an act of barbarity."… Continue reading
Aug 26 Iraq's Top Cleric Strikes Deal to End Fighting in Najaf Iraq's top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met in Najaf Thursday, forging an agreement aimed at ending fighting that has engulfed the city for the past three weeks. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Iraq's Leading Shiite Clerics Agree to a Peace Plan Iraq's two leading Shiite clerics agreed today to a peace plan which calls for all armed fighters and foreign forces to withdraw from the cities of Najaf and Kufa. Terence Smith discusses today's developments with New York Times reporter Dexter… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Al-Sistani Brokers a Peace Deal with Al-Sadr to End the Fighting in Najaf Iraq's two leading Shiite clerics agreed Thursday to a peace plan that calls for all armed fighters and foreign forces to withdraw from the cities of Najaf and Kuba. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Returns to Iraq as the Military Standoff in Najaf Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani returned to Iraq Wednesday after undergoing surgery in London, urging his Shiite Muslim following to participate in a mass demonstration against the ongoing violence in Najaf. Ray Suarez speaks with John Burns of The New York… Continue watching
Aug 23 Battles Rage Between U.S. Forces, Shiite Militia in Najaf Fighting between U.S. Marines and loyalists to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr escalated in Najaf Monday as the U.S. military stepped up pressure on the militiamen to hand over control of the Imam Ali Shrine to religious authorities. Continue reading
Aug 20 Militants Remove Weapons From Shrine in Najaf Militants supporting radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr removed their weapons from the sacred Imam Ali Shrine in central Najaf Friday, bringing an end to a two-week standoff in the holy city. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Iraqi Police Seize Control of Holy Shiite Shrine, Arrest Rebel Militia Members The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced Friday that police seized control of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf and arrested 400 members of militias loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, but the U.S. military said it could not confirm whether… Continue watching
Aug 19 Iraqi Government Gives Shiite Militia Final Warning Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi issued a "final call" to Shiite militants in Najaf Thursday, telling them to disarm and leave the sacred Imam Ali Shrine or face a massive onslaught by Iraqi forces. Continue reading