Sep 10 Watch Democracy Still Fragile in Iraq, Where Sectarian Tensions Reach Breaking Point Bridging Sectarian Divides Among Iraq's Majority Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Dissidents Report More Than 100 Killed by Government Forces In other news Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over Vice President Tariq Al-Hashemi, who fled to the Kurdish North this week to escape an arrest warrant. In Syria, dissidents reported government forces killed more… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch As Violence in Syria Escalates, Will Many 'Fence Sitters' Back Opposition? Word of a violent weekend assault on the city of Rastan by Syrian security forces prompted protests in several other cities across the country on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the recent increase in violence with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Gen. Odierno: 'People of Iraq Have Embraced Democracy' As Iraq counts the ballots from Sunday's parliamentary election, Jim Lehrer talks to Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, about how a new government may impact the security situation and the drawdown of U.S. troops. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Iraqis Vote in Pivotal Election, Undaunted by Deadly Attacks Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election topped 60 percent, despite a wave of attacks targeting the polls that killed at least 38 people. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Iraqi Authorities Hunt for Clues After Baghdad Bombings Insurgent attacks in the Iraqi capital killed at least 95 people Wednesday. A Christian Science Monitor journalist provides an update from Baghdad. Continue watching
Jul 29 Gates: U.S. Could Quicken Iraq Troop Withdrawal The U.S. military could accelerate its withdrawal from the Iraq war thanks to a sustained drop in violence, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday after talks with his top commanders. Continue reading
Jul 27 Elections Mark Possible Turning Point for Kurds Over the weekend, Kurds across the three northern regions of Iraq went to the polls to elect new leaders. The two parties that have controlled the autonomous region for 20 years faced a powerful challenge from a new opposition party. Continue reading
Mar 25 Kurds, Water Issues Raised at Historic Meeting By PBS News Hour During two days of talks this week, Turkish President Abdullah Gul discussed with Iraqi leaders the pressing issues of controlling Kurdish rebels along both countries' borders and providing more water to Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 25 After Months of Wrangling, Iraqi Government Approves Election Law By PBS News Hour After months of deadlock and negotiations, Iraq's Parliament overwhelmingly approved a provincial elections law on Wednesday, giving a much-needed boost to the country's U.S.-supported reconciliation efforts. Continue reading