Mar 30 Watch Washington Post looks at lives of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans By PBS News Hour The Washington Post launched a special series Sunday called “A legacy of pain and pride” which looks at the lives of military veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan through stories and polls in conjunction with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 8:15 News Wrap: Kiev breaks into violent, fiery battle after weeks of protest standoff By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, more than a dozen people were killed in Ukraine’s capital city Kiev, as thousands of police attacked thousands of anti-government protesters, who have been demanding closer ties with the West. Meanwhile, in Iraq, a string… Continue watching
Feb 15 Army sees steep increase in soldiers forced out for misconduct By Kayla Ruble The number of U.S. soldiers forced to leave the army for crimes and misconduct has risen sharply in recent years, according to an Associated Press report released on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch News Wrap: Accidental car bomb explosion kills insurgents in Iraq By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a car bomb killed a group of 21 insurgents-in-training in Iraq when the explosive was accidentally detonated in an orchard; police arrested an additional two dozen suspects. Also, the Thames River burst its banks 20… Continue watching
Feb 10 Insurgents killed while filming propaganda video in Iraq By Justin Scuiletti View Larger Map At least 21 insurgents were killed by an accidental car bomb explosion Monday, the BBC reports, during the filming of a propaganda video for an intended suicide attacker. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Iraqis continue fight against al-Qaida in Anbar province By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 09 Suicide bombing kills at least 21 at Iraq army recruitment center .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A suicide bomber killed at… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Former Defense Secretary Gates critiques Obama, Congress in new war memoir Former Defense Secretary Gates critiques Obama, Congress in new war memoir… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch News Wrap: Iraq strikes back against al-Qaida militants holding Ramadi, Fallujah News Wrap: Iraq strikes back against al-Qaida militants holding Ramadi, Fallujah… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Al-Qaida group takes control of central Fallujah The Iraq army shelled the city of Fallujah on Saturday in attempts to take back control from the Al-Qaida affiliated group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has also overrun the town of Ramadi. Liz… Continue watching