Nov 23 Watch Series of Car Bombs Rips Through Eastern Baghdad Suspected Sunni Muslim insurgents blew up five car bombs and fired mortars into Baghdad's largest Shiite district Thursday, killing at least 161 people and wounding more than 250. New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns updates the story from… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Mass Kidnapping Highlights Difficulty of Daily Life in Iraq Gunmen in police uniforms staged a mass kidnapping in Baghdad Tuesday. State television later reported that most people had been released. Experts discuss how Iraqis manage to live with the risk of violence. Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Experts Eye Relationship Between U.S., Iraqi Governments President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed to expedite the handing over of control of Iraqi security forces to Baghdad, easing tensions between the two governments somewhat. Experts discuss the relationship as it now stands. Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch U.S. Should Increase Troops in Iraq, Military Historian Says As part of a series of conversations about U.S. strategy in Iraq, Frederick Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute argues for sending more U.S. troops to Iraq amid heightened violence in the country. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Democratic Senator Discusses Security in Iraq amid Increasing Violence As the October death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq reached 96, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said more weaponry would be needed to handle the situation. Sen. Jack Reed, a Democrat on the Armed Services Committee who just returned from… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch National Security Adviser Outlines Three-step Plan for Iraq The Bush administration has called on the Iraqi government to move more quickly to stabilize their country. National security adviser Stephen Hadley discusses the White House's plan to help support Iraqi security forces. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch President Bush Calls Iraq Violence a ‘Serious Concern’ President Bush announced in a press conference that violence in Iraq is a "serious concern," as the death toll of U.S. troops neared 100 for the month of October. Analysts discuss the administration's evolving Iraq policy. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Violence Escalates Amidst Reconciliation Efforts By Iraqi Premier The U.S. military announced 11 more deaths Wednesday, as Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki called for a national reconciliation conference to build political consensus between the warring Shiite and Sunni factions. A journalist in Baghdad discusses the situation there. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch As Violence Escalates, President Bush Assures Iraq of U.S. Support In a fresh wave of sectarian attacks in Iraq Monday, more than 100 people were killed. Meanwhile, President Bush assured Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki that the United States has no plans to set a timetable for the removal of U.S. Continue watching
Oct 10 Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 18 in Iraq as Security Plan Proceeds By Admin, PBS News Hour Scattered explosions left at least 18 dead in Iraq Tuesday, as the Iraqi government went ahead with plans aimed at ending the sectarian violence. Continue reading