Mar 08 Watch Iraq Interim Constitution Signed Members of Iraq's Governing Council signed an interim constitution Monday that is geared toward helping the country prepare for self-rule after the U.S.-led coalition transfers power in June. Gwen Ifill discusses the significance of this transitional law with two regional… Continue watching
Mar 03 U.S. Intelligence Links Jordanian Militant to Iraq Attacks By Admin Top U.S. military commander Army Gen. John Abizaid said Wednesday the United States has intelligence linking fugitive Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi to Tuesday's deadly attacks on Shiite Muslim shrines in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 02 Attacks Kill Worshippers At Shiite Religious Ceremonies A series of coordinated suicide attacks and mortars killed at least 145 people and wounded hundreds of others at major Shiite Muslim shrines in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Karbala Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch Iraq Bombings A series of coordinated suicide attacks and mortars killed at least 145 people and wounded hundreds of others at major Shiite Muslim shrines in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Karbala Tuesday. Continue watching
Mar 01 Iraqi Council Approves Interim Constitution Iraqi political leaders approved an interim constitution early Monday that strikes a compromise on the issues of Kurdish autonomy, Islam's role in government and women's rights. Continue reading
Feb 23 Bombing in Iraq Kills At Least 8 After Rumsfeld Visit By Admin A suspected suicide bomber detonated a car bomb Monday morning at a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least eight Iraqi national police officers and wounding about 35 others, U.S. military officials said. Continue reading
Feb 20 U.N. Decision Against Early Elections Evokes Mixed Reactions in Iraq Iraqi leaders offered mixed reactions Friday to a U.N. recommendation against holding elections before the U.S. transfer of power to an interim Iraqi administration by July 1. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Governing Iraq Amid continuing violence in Iraq, several members of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council have said they do not support an American initiative to hold regional caucuses to choose an interim government. An expert panel considers what the latest developments say… Continue watching
Feb 16 Roadside Bombs Kill Two U.S. Soldiers in Iraq; Governing Council Meets Roadside bombs killed two U.S. soldiers in separate attacks Monday in Baghdad and a city northeast of the capital, while the Iraqi Governing Council met to discuss prospects for a handover of power from U.S. administrators to Iraqis. Continue reading
Feb 13 U.N. Official Rules Out Early Elections in Iraq A spokesman for the U.N. envoy sent to Iraq to determine if early elections are possible said Friday that a vote could not be held before the June 30 transfer to Iraqi sovereignty. Continue reading