Apr 05 Watch Shiite Resistance in Iraq An Iraqi judge issued an arrest warrant today for firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who the Coalition Provisional Authority accuses of igniting anti-American violence that led to the deaths of eight U.S. troops. Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives on the… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Iraq Turmoil: Senate Reaction Some U.S. senators are arguing that it is implausible for the United States to relinquish political control of Iraq by the June 30 deadline. Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee discuss the situation. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Turmoil: Inside Iraq U.S.-led forces struck back against centers of armed resistance in Fallujah and Baghdad today, after 12 American troops were killed in Iraq during the past 24 hours. Margaret Warner gets an update on the latest confrontations from New York Times… Continue watching
Apr 02 U.S. Seeks Broader NATO Role in Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell asked NATO foreign ministers Friday to consider having the alliance take a larger role in stabilizing Iraq once a sovereign Iraqi government is in place July 1. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Attacks in the Sunni Triangle Military experts discuss the U.S. response to gruesome attacks on U.S. soldiers and civilians in the Sunni Triangle area of Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 31 Attacks in Iraq Claim Lives of Four Contractors, Five Soldiers An anti-American mob in the Iraqi city of Fallujah ambushed a group of contractors Wednesday, beating and dragging four bodies through the streets. The brutal attack came on the same day a roadside bomb killed five Americans west of Baghdad. Continue reading
Mar 30 U.S. Takes Responsibility for Shooting Deaths of Two Iraqi Journalists The U.S. Army accepted responsibility for the shooting deaths of an Iraqi reporter and cameraman near a roadblock in Baghdad earlier this month, but said soldiers were acting within the rules of engagement and killed the journalists by accident. Continue reading
Mar 29 Closure of Shiite Newspaper in Baghdad Sparks Protests U.S. troops on Sunday temporarily closed a popular Baghdad newspaper after coalition authorities accused the Shiite Muslim weekly of printing lies that incited violence. Continue reading
Mar 25 Army Strengthens Suicide Prevention Efforts in Iraq The Army highlighted ways it is intensifying suicide prevention efforts in Iraq after releasing a study Thursday showing the rate at which soldiers in that country take their own lives is higher than for the overall Army. Continue reading
Mar 19 Arab Journalists in Iraq Protest Deaths of Reporters, Lack of Security Arab journalists on Friday staged a walk out of a Baghdad press conference given by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to protest the deaths of two of their colleagues and the lack of security for the media. Continue reading