Sep 03 U.S. to Seek New U.N. Resolution, More International Troops in Iraq The United States has begun garnering support for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would be used to encourage more countries to station their troops in Iraq under U.S. command, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch Changing Course in Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Wednesday that the United States supports a bigger role for the United Nations in Iraq, signaling a shift in U.S. policy. Experts discuss this development. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch Background: Changing Course in Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the United States supports a bigger role for the United Nations in Iraq. Continue watching
Sep 02 Iraqi Police Headquarters Bombed, U.S. Soldiers Attacked Even as more than 100,000 Shiites gathered in Najaf to bury a cleric killed in a car bombing last week, an Iraqi policeman was killed and 15 others were wounded in Baghdad when a vehicle exploded outside the city's police… Continue reading
Aug 29 Car Bomb At Iraqi Mosque Kills At Least 75, Including Key Cleric Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim was one of at least 75 people killed when a car bomb exploded at the main mosque in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf during prayers on Friday. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Mosque Bombing in Najaf, Iraq New York Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar reports from Najaf, Iraq following a deadly bombing that killed 75 people, including leading Shiite Muslim leader Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Iraq: The After War In a speech Tuesday, President Bush defended the mission in Iraq as a critical component in the global war on terrorism. Two U.S. Senators who have traveled to Iraq offer perspective on the postwar situation and U.S. foreign policy. Continue watching
Aug 22 Key Nations Call for U.N.-Led Force in Iraq France, Germany, India and Russia said Friday they would not send troops to aid in peacekeeping efforts in Iraq unless the United States agreed to a U.N.-led multinational force in the war-ravaged country. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch Securing Iraq: Background Both the United Nations and American forces suffered casualties this week in Iraq. Continue watching
Aug 21 U.S. Confirms Capture of Top Saddam Loyalist 'Chemical Ali' Central Command offered no further details on how Saddam's close colleague was captured, or where he has been placed in custody. Continue reading