May 17 Watch Delayed Return The families of some U.S. troops in Iraq are coping with the deaths of their loved ones. Betty Ann Bowser visited Fort Polk, Louisiana, to speak with some families about their sacrifice. Continue watching
May 17 Watch Assassination in Iraq A suicide bomber killed the head of the Iraqi Governing Council in Baghdad today. Ray Suarez discusses the assassination and other developments in Iraq with New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins in Baghdad. Continue watching
May 14 Coalition Forces Battle Al-Sadr Loyalists in Southern Iraq U.S.-led coalition forces, backed by tanks and helicopters, pushed into the center of the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Friday, pounding the positions of militant supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Continue reading
May 13 Rumsfeld Surprises Troops With Baghdad Visit Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and armed forces chief Gen. Richard Myers made an unannounced visit to Baghdad Thursday. Continue reading
May 12 Video Shows Beheading of U.S. Hostage As Violence Continues in Iraq By PBS News Hour Islamic extremists released video Tuesday depicting the grisly decapitation of an American civilian held hostage in Iraq, saying the act was in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. Continue reading
May 10 President Bush’s Statement at the Pentagon By PBS News Hour At the Pentagon, President Bush issued a strong endorsement of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and provided an update on the war in Iraq. The following is text of Mr. Bush's statement as transcribed by the White House. Continue reading
May 10 Watch Struggle for Conotrol: Sadr City The United States bombed the Baghdad headquarters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today. The coalition said 35 insurgents were killed in the strike, while two American troops were killed elsewhere in Iraq. Terence Smith gets an update on the… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Experts Analyze Coalition Progress in the Iraq War Between a growing prisoner abuse scandal and continued clashes between insurgents and coalition forces, some say the U.S.-led war in Iraq is facing major challenges to any successful military conclusion. Margaret Warner gets three perspectives on coalition progress and what… Continue watching
May 07 Rumsfeld Offers ‘Deepest Apology’ for Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld extended "my deepest apology" to Iraqi prisoners abused by U.S. military personnel and told lawmakers that he accepts full responsibility for the events and is seeking a way to compensate the victims. Continue reading
May 06 Soldiers Battle Shiites in Najaf; Bomber Kills Six in Baghdad By PBS News Hour As the United States launched a new assault against Shiite forces near Najaf Thursday, a suicide bomber killed one U.S. soldier and five Iraqi civilians in a brazen attack on the heavily fortified safe zone in Baghdad. Continue reading