World Jun 19 Watch Can Iraq be united under Maliki? 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… By PBS NewsHour
World Jun 19 Watch Obama to send military advisors to Iraq while urging political leaders to prevent their country’s collapse By PBS NewsHour
World Jun 18 Watch ISIL attacks Iraq’s main oil refinery Sunni militants forced their way into Iraq’s biggest oil refinery as they continued their push south toward Baghdad. But the Iraqi army says it has driven off the Islamist-led insurgents attacking the Baiji complex, and that 40 attackers have been… By PBS NewsHour
Jun 17 Watch What Iraq’s violent sectarian split means for its neighbors By PBS NewsHour 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 NewsHour 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 NewsHour 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 Watch What’s fueling and funding the insurgents behind the violence in Iraq? By PBS NewsHour The Sunni militants known as ISIL or ISIS continue to broaden their control over the northern Iraq. What are their origins and how does the group compare to other insurgencies? Gwen Ifill learns more from journalist Rania Abouzeid and Brian… Continue watching
Jun 13 Social media networks blocked in Iraq to prevent insurgency plotting By Colleen Shalby The Iraqi Ministry of Communications has blocked social media networks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Iraq to prevent the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria from “using the outlets to organise their insurgency.”… Continue reading