Jul 01 Watch Seeking unity amid crisis, Iraqi parliament fails to agree on Maliki replacement By PBS News Hour Minority Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers walked out of a meeting of the new Iraqi parliament after majority Shiites failed to select a replacement for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, escalating fears among citizens as Sunni insurgents advance on the Baghdad. Chief… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Will an alternative to prime minister Maliki emerge in Iraq? By PBS News Hour Iraq’s top Shiite cleric ramped up pressure on politicians to agree on the nation’s next prime minister by Tuesday. Iraq’s current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, continues to lose the confidence of former allies in the fight against ISIL insurgents. Judy… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch News Wrap: Maliki rejects appeals for a unity government in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Kerry urges Iraq's embattled premier to use more inclusive government to oppose ISIL By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stern warning during a visit with the Shiite-led Iraqi government, urging immediate and united action to stand against ISIL. Meanwhile government forces lost control of the entire frontier with Syria and Jordan and… Continue watching
Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners By Associated Press For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Who holds the cards to Iraq's political future? By PBS News Hour Pressure is mounting for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as ISIL advances toward that nation’s capital. Judy Woodruff talks to Rod Nordland of The New York Times from Baghdad about the future of Iraq’s government and reaction to President Obama’s… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Can Iraq be united under Maliki? By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been faulted by some for deepening sectarian divisions now roiling the country. Gwen Ifill talks to Charles Duelfer, former UN and U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, Abbas Kadhim of Johns Hopkins University and Feisal… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Obama to send military advisors to Iraq while urging political leaders to prevent their country's collapse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 19 Obama on Iraq: 'We're developing more information about potential targets' By Lara Jakes, Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Holding back from more robust options, President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was dispatching up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling state. He called on Iraqi leaders to… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Sens. Kaine and McCain debate U.S. exit from Iraq, prerequisites for new military response By PBS News Hour Continue watching