Aug 14 Watch Suicide Attacks Kill 175 as Iraqi Government Plans Crisis Summit The Iraqi military reported at least 175 dead in multiple suicide attacks Tuesday as members of the Iraqi parliament held preliminary meetings for a crisis summit. A New York Times reporter provides an update on politics and violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch British Troops Draw Down in Basra; Shiites Celebrate in Baghdad British troops are pulling back from Basra, Iraq's second-largest city. Independent Television News reports from the embattled region, and then New York Times reporter Damien Cave provides an update from Baghdad, site of a major Shiite religious festival. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Lugar Explains His Criticism of President Bush’s Plan for Iraq Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said the troop increase in Iraq is not working and urged President Bush for a change in strategy during a floor speech Monday. Lugar, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, talks to the NewsHour… Continue watching
May 18 Watch Iraqi Lawmakers Struggle with Oil Revenue-sharing Plan Despite pressure from the U.S. government to quickly enact an oil revenue-sharing law, Iraqi lawmakers have put off approving the measure. Two industry experts detail the obstacles to drafting the oil law. Continue watching
May 09 Watch Iraqi National Security Adviser Meets with U.S. Lawmakers As Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraq's national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie met with lawmakers in Washington to push for continued U.S. presence in Iraq. Rubaie talks about his efforts. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Al-Sadr Loyalists Resign from Iraqi Cabinet Six ministers tied to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left the Iraqi Cabinet Monday, protesting Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's refusal to set a timetable for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Two regional experts discuss the resignations and the impact on Iraqi politics. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Attacks Spur Reprisal Killings in Baghdad Shiite gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm a day after the worst bomb attack since the start of the U.S. invasion. Analysts discuss the events… Continue watching
Feb 17 Shiites Win Slim Majority in New Iraqi Parliament By PBS News Hour Iraq's electoral commission awarded the Shiite alliance a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly on Thursday, giving the party a powerful voice as the parliament takes up the issues of choosing new leaders and drafting a constitution. Continue reading