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
Jul 08 Watch In Policy Switch, Iraqis Push for U.S. Withdrawal Timetable For the first time this week, Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki said that he expects a pending troop deal with the U.S. to include a timetable for withdrawal. Two Iraq analysts weigh the state of U.S.-Iraqi relations. Continue watching
Jun 17 More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Car Bomb Attack By PBS News Hour A car bomb exploded in a crowded market area in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding 75 others, officials said. It was the deadliest such attack in the Iraqi capital in months. Continue reading
May 08 Clashes Erupt as Hezbollah Chief Claims ‘War’ By PBS News Hour Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that the Lebanese government had declared war on his Shiite militant group by declaring its private telecommunications network an illegal threat to state security. Continue reading
Apr 17 Bombing at Sunni Funeral Kills Dozens in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour A funeral for two anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribesman in a town north of Baghdad was the target of a suicide bombing Thursday that killed at least 50 people and wounded many more, according to local police. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Iran’s Role in Iraq, Nuclear Ambitions Cloud U.S. Policy Six-nation talks over Iran's nuclear ambitions ended Wednesday in stalemate, though President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he was open to continued talks. Amid allegations of an Iranian role in Iraqi violence, analysts consider the state of U.S.-Iranian relations. Continue watching
Apr 15 Deadly Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Baqouba, Ramadi By PBS News Hour Car bombs and a suicide attacker struck Baghdad and cities to the north and west of the capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and shattering a recent lull in violence in predominantly Sunni areas while fighting rages in the… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Amid Iraq’s Uneasy Calm, Maliki and Sadr Vie for Influence Over the weekend, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militia to stand down after days of battles with Iraqi and U.S. forces in Basra and parts of Baghdad -- a move some see as a blow to the authority of… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Iraq, Democratic Rivalry Top the Week’s Headlines New violence in Iraq pitted security forces against Shiite militias, likely GOP nominee Sen. John McCain outlined his foreign policy plans and Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean called for a cooling of the rhetoric between presidential rivals Barack Obama and… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Iraqi PM Calls on Militias to Cease Fighting in Basra Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Shiite militias to lay down their arms against Iraqi security forces in Basra on the second day of deadly fighting among rival factions vying for power in the oil-rich city. Continue watching