Oct 24 Watch Iraq Aid After a vigorous U.S. campaign for more economic aid for postwar Iraq, an international donors' conference in Madrid yields some $13 billion in new aid from the world community on top of more than $20 billion from the United States. Continue watching
Oct 20 Three Killed, Five Wounded in Fallujah Clash A U.S. Army patrol outside Fallujah was ambushed during the day Monday, resulting in the deaths of one American soldier and two Iraqi civilians who were reportedly caught in the crossfire. Five others were wounded. Continue reading
Oct 17 Senate Approves, House Rejects Iraq Loan Provision The Senate narrowly approved a measure that calls on Iraq to repay half of the $20.3 billion the Bush administration has requested for its reconstruction, despite lobbying from the White House to approve the money without the repayment condition. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Deadly Assault in Karbala, Iraq Three U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi police officers were killed in an overnight firefight with Shiite Muslims in the holy city of Karbala. Ray Suarez speaks with Newsweek correspondent Christian Caryl from Karbala about the rising religious tensions in that… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Paying for Peace in Iraq The Senate provided a setback for the administration's Iraq reconstruction plan when it approved an amendment that would require the Iraqi government to repay $10 billion of the $20 billion reconstruction grant. The House cleared a bill, which would give… Continue watching
Oct 16 U.N. Security Council Unanimously Backs Iraq Plan The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution Thursday designed to provide more international military and economic aid for the stabilization of postwar Iraq. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch Unanimity: Expand the International Presence in Postwar Iraq After weeks of negotiation and debate, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to expand the international presence in postwar Iraq. Two ambassadors analyze the vote's impact. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch U.N. Help in Iraq? Security Council members Tuesday grappled with a U.S. draft resolution aimed at increasing support for stabilizing Iraq. The American government is pushing for a quick vote, but has resisted calls for the plan to include a specific date when the… Continue watching
Oct 13 Nine Killed in Hotel Blast, Convoy Attacks Six Iraqis and three American soldiers were killed in four separate incidents in Iraq in the last two days. U.S. and Iraqi officials have said the attacks were the work of suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Condoleezza Rice Under Fire Since President Bush announced last week that Condoleezza Rice would head a task force on Iraq reconstruction, the national security adviser has come under fire for her management tactics and her council's interaction with other parts of the administration. Continue watching