Dec 09 Three Killed and Dozens Wounded in Car Bomb Attacks in Iraq A series of suicide bombings and rocket-propelled grenade attacks in Iraq on Tuesday killed three Iraqis and injured dozens of others. Meanwhile, Japan has said it will send non-combat troops to the war-torn country. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch On the Homefront: Centralia, Washington Three soldiers from Fort Lewis, Wash., died in northern Iraq yesterday when a road embankment collapsed and their vehicle fell into an irrigation canal. Kwame Holman reports that residents in their hometown of Centralia, Wash., have begun to measure their… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Politics and Religion in Iraq Iraq's senior Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, claims the coalition's plan to transfer power does not pay proper heed to Islam. Kwame Holman reviews the role of religion in the governance of Iraq. Then, Jim Lehrer follows up with Juan… Continue watching
Dec 01 U.S. Reports 54 Iraqis Killed After Ambushing Soldiers By PBS News Hour "The 4th Infantry Division repelled multiple ambush attacks," Lt. Col. William MacDonald told reporters, adding that U.S. troops wounded 18 Iraqis and captured eight. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Battle in Samarra, Iraq The U.S. military says it killed 54 insurgents when they ambushed American convoys in the city of Samarra Sunday, but local residents told reporters that the death toll was far fewer. New York Times correspondent Dexter Filkins visited the battle… Continue watching
Nov 27 President Bush Pays Surprise Visit to Troops in Iraq President Bush made a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to U.S. troops in Baghdad in a mission to boost morale, marking the first time an American president has visited Iraq. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch President Bush Visit to Troops in Iraq President Bush surprised U.S. troops in Iraq by delivering a Thanksgiving Day message to them in person. Ray Suarez speaks with Christian Caryl of Newsweek magazine about the president's visit. Continue watching
Nov 25 Violence Erupts in Northern Iraq Over Weekend Two American soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were shot Sunday as they drove through the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Continue reading
Nov 21 Rockets Fired From Donkey Carts Hit Symbolic Sites in Iraq Insurgents launched rockets from donkey carts Friday morning, hitting two hotels in Baghdad and Iraq's Oil Ministry in an apparently coordinated, symbolic attack on the highly fortified sites. Continue reading
Nov 17 U.S. Forces Target Guerrillas in Iraq As military officials continue to investigate the cause of Saturday's crash of two helicopters in Mosul that killed 17 American soldiers, the U.S. military has stepped up its campaign to fight insurgents in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Continue reading