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
Mar 19 Pres. Bush Urges Unity on First Anniversary of Iraq War President Bush, in a speech marking the first anniversary of the start of the Iraq war Friday, tied the effort to rebuild the war-torn nation into the overall endeavor to combat terrorism. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch One Year Later The war in Iraq began one year ago, but the international debate over the conflict continues. Two analysts discuss its repercussions for diplomacy and the war on terror. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch One Year Later in Iraq President Bush marked the one year anniversary of the war with Iraq by giving a speech at the White House. Here are some excerpts. Continue watching
Mar 18 Car Bomb Destroys Hotel in Baghdad A car bombing nearly leveled a hotel in central Baghdad Wednesday night, killing at least seven and wounding more than 27, three days before the anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Newsmaker: Paul Wolfowitz Jim Lehrer speaks with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz about progress in restoring security and stability to postwar Iraq after almost a year of American occupation. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Deadly Blast in Iraq A 1,000-pound bomb ripped through a Baghdad hotel today, killing at least 27 people and wounding 40 others. Ray Suarez speaks with New York Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman about the blast in Baghdad. Continue watching