Jun 18 Watch Sens. Kaine and McCain debate U.S. exit from Iraq, prerequisites for new military response By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch What Iraq’s violent sectarian split means for its neighbors By PBS News Hour The insurgency by Sunni militants in Iraq, known as ISIL or ISIS, adds conflict to an already volatile region. Gwen Ifill talks to Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya News and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the failure… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Shia militiamen rally in place of Iraq security forces, while ISIL releases recruitment video By PBS News Hour In Baghdad, 10 people were killed in a car bombing in a Shiite neighborhood today. In the north, Shia militia appeared to join fight in lieu of security forces. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Iraq on refugees… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Militants capture Iraqi town near Syrian border By PBS News Hour The town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq fell to jihadists overnight. A city official said families were trapped in their houses by the fighting and that many people were killed. Meanwhile, a new video was released showing Sunni militants… Continue watching
Jun 16 Pentagon rules out U.S. military cooperation with Iran in Iraq crisis By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon's press secretary, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, told reporters Monday that while there may be discussions between U.S. and Iranian officials in Vienna about security in the region, it will not include any military coordination. Continue reading
Jun 16 Kerry signals U.S. willing to cooperate with Iran to end violence in Iraq By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Kerry said Washington is "open to discussions" with Tehran if the Iranians can help end the violence and restore confidence in the Iraqi government. Asked about possible military cooperation with Iran, Kerry said he would "not rule out anything that… Continue reading
Jun 15 U.S. increases security at American embassy in Baghdad, pulls some staff By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Security at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was strengthened and some staff members sent elsewhere as Iraq was shaken with instability, the State Department said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Should U.S. wait for political progress in Iraq before making a military intervention? By PBS News Hour President Obama said that he will not put U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq, but he is weighing other military options. He also pointed to problems within the Iraqi government and security forces. Judy Woodruff gets views on whether… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Shields and Brooks on the mounting crisis in Iraq, Cantor’s defeat By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the crisis in Iraq and how the United States should react, as well as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Iraq’s top Shiite cleric pleads for armed resistance against Sunni insurgents By PBS News Hour In Kirkuk, Iraq's army abandoned several vast military bases overnight, leaving behind their uniforms and vehicles and equipment they purposely destroyed before fleeing. Kurdish forces have seized the area instead, arming themselves to fight in hopes of establishing their own… Continue watching