Nov 03 Senate Approves $87 Billion for Iraq, Afghanistan Efforts The Senate's voice vote approval Monday of an $87.5 billion bill to fund occupation and rebuilding efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan paves the way for President Bush to sign the measure into law. Continue reading
Nov 03 U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq, 16 Dead, 20 Wounded A helicopter ferrying American soldiers was shot down Sunday morning south of the turbulent town of Fallujah. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch The Road Ahead As violence continues in Iraq, two senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee discuss whether the United States can achieve its goals and long-term plans in the region. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch The Road Ahead: Background Sixteen U.S. soldiers were killed Sunday in the single deadliest attack against American forces since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.Then, three Iraqi civilians reportedly died in an explosion near a religious shrine in the Muslim holy city of Karbala. Ray… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Week of Violence in Iraq A week of deadly attacks in Iraq has prompted international organizations to question their involvement in postwar reconstruction. Experts analyze who might be behind the violence. Continue watching
Oct 30 U.N. Pulls Staff From Baghdad Due to Security Concerns The United Nations will temporarily withdraw its international staff from Baghdad while it assesses the security situation there, a U.N. spokesman announced Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Dangerous Neighborhoods Simon Marks focuses the second of his two in-depth reports about postwar Iraq on how security concerns have slowed certain reconstruction efforts. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch The Red Cross in Iraq: In Harm's Way Following an attack on their Baghdad headquarters, the International Committee of the Red Cross has decided to remain in Iraq, but with a reduced number of foreign staffers. Continue watching
Oct 28 Four Killed in Fallujah Car Bomb Blast At least four people were killed Tuesday when a car bomb exploded near a police station in the tense Iraqi city of Fallujah, and three others were injured when a roadside bomb detonated in the southern city of Basra. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Life in the New Iraq Following Bush administration criticism that the media is only covering bomb attacks and other violence in Iraq, correspondent Simon Marks visits hospitals, schools, markets and even a race track in Baghdad to find out how life has changed since the… Continue watching