Apr 18 Protests, Unrest Continue on the Streets of Baghdad Thousands of protestors took to the streets of a Baghdad neighborhood Friday, demanding that U.S. forces leave the city. Continue reading
Apr 18 Bechtel Awarded First Major Contract to Rebuild Iraq The federal government on Thursday awarded Bechtel Corp. a contract worth up to $680 million to rebuild Iraq's transportation, power, water, and sewage systems following the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. Forces Capture Baath Party Official U.S. forces took custody of another of their "most wanted" from the former Iraqi regime Thursday, a Baath leader whom Central Command officials hope will help them further dismantle what remains of Saddam's regime. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Pieces of History: National Museum of Iraq An international effort is under way to recover what remains of the looted National Museum of Iraq. Jeffrey Brown reports on the lost collection. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch John Burns: The Final Days in Baghdad Terence Smith discusses the mood in Baghdad with New York Times correspondent John Burns. Continue watching
Apr 17 FBI Investigates Baghdad Antiquities Looting Following severe criticism from international antiquities experts, the FBI announced on Thursday that it has sent a team of agents to Iraq to investigate the theft of priceless goods from the National Archeological Museum of Baghdad and other sites. Continue reading
Apr 17 Cultural Leaders Work to Recover Looted Iraqi Artifacts The head of the U.N.'s cultural agency called on the international community Thursday to help find and return valuable artifacts looted from Iraqi museums in the final days of major combat during the Iraq war. Continue reading
Apr 17 Three More Iraqis Killed in Mosul Clashes Facing continued anti-American anger, U.S. Marines again clashed with local Iraqis in Mosul Wednesday, resulting in at least three more Iraqis killed and several wounded by U.S. forces. Continue reading
Apr 17 Coalition, Saddam Opponents Move to Stabilize Baghdad A member of a London-based Iraqi opposition group claimed to have been elected the leader of Baghdad Thursday, while U.S. military commanders made plans to restore order and repair Iraq's infrastructure. Continue reading
Apr 17 Coalition Captures Saddam's Half-Brother U.S. special forces soldiers captured Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's half-brother and key adviser, in a nighttime raid early Thursday local time in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Continue reading