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
Oct 13 Watch Targeting Iraqis The American-led occupation of Iraq continues to be threatened by attacks against U.S. troops and the Iraqis who are cooperating with the coalition transitional authority. Gwen Ifill discusses the recent rise in tensions with experts. Continue watching
Oct 10 Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Shiite District Violence continued in Baghdad's Sadr City Thursday night, when two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded in an ambush during a routine patrol of the heavily populated Shiite district, U.S. military officials said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Israeli Forces Target Smuggling Tunnels Israeli forces dispatched to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons raided a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip Friday, killing at least seven Palestinians and wounding up to 55. Continue reading