Jun 04 U.S. Troops, Radical Cleric Agree to Najaf Withdrawal As part of a deal with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, U.S. forces on Friday agreed to withdraw from the holy cities of Najaf and Kufa in Iraq, home to some of Shia Islam's most sacred shrines. Continue reading
Jun 01 Interim Iraqi Government Forms Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab businessman, was named interim Iraqi president Tuesday, completing the slate of top government officials who will work toward Iraq's first elections in January. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch President Bush on Iraqi President Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab businessman, accepted the largely ceremonial post of Iraqi president, completing the slate of top government officials who will work toward Iraq's planned elections in January. Kwame Holman reviews President Bush's response to the… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Interim Government Set to Take Over in Iraq Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab businessman, was named interim Iraqi president Tuesday, completing the slate of top government officials who will work toward Iraq's first elections in January. Regional experts assess the role of the transitional government and… Continue watching
May 28 Interim Prime Minister Named in Iraq Iyad Allawi, a Shiite exile who opposed Saddam Hussein, was named interim prime minister of Iraq on Friday, according to a senior Bush administration official. Continue reading
May 27 Watch Truce in Najaf The U.S. military and a militia led by Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed to withdraw their forces from the city of Najaf. Ray Suarez discusses the truce with New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins in Baghdad. Continue watching
May 25 U.N. Draft Resolution on Iraq Draws Mixed Reaction Several members of the U.N. Security Council and the head of the Iraqi Governing Council expressed concern Tuesday over the proposed resolution on Iraqi sovereignty that the United States and Britain presented this week. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Iraq's Troubled Transition Several nations on the U.N. Security Council voiced concerns with a U.S.-British resolution on Iraq's transition -- a key part of President Bush's plan for stabilizing the country. Ray Suarez discusses the proposal and the situation in Iraq withZbigniew Brzezinski… Continue watching
May 25 Watch Troubled Transition and Bush's Plans for Iraq President Bush discussed his plans for the Iraq hand- over in a speech last night to the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Continue watching
May 24 Explosion Near Coalition Headquarters in Baghdad Kills Two A roadside bomb outside the U.S.-led coalition headquarters in Baghdad destroyed an armored civilian car and killed two British citizens Monday. Continue reading