Jul 18 Iraqi Government Slow to Reintegrate Baathists By PBS News Hour More than four years after military forces toppled Saddam Hussein's Baathist government, Iraq is wrestling with reintegrating former members of his party, a policy trumpeted by American leaders but met with tough resistance by some Iraqi factions. Continue reading
Jul 16 Kirkuk Bombing Latest in Northern Iraq Attacks By PBS News Hour A string of deadly bombings Monday in the northern city of Kirkuk killed more than 80 people and wounded at least 180, deepening concerns that Sunni insurgents are spreading to areas outside of Baghdad. Continue reading
Jul 03 Iraqis Move Step Closer to Approving Oil Law By PBS News Hour Iraq's cabinet unanimously approved a draft oil revenue-sharing law Tuesday, sending it to parliament for debate on Wednesday and moving toward a key political goal set by the United States. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Mosque Bombing Kills Dozens; U.S. Troops Launch Offensive A truck bomb that detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday killed at least 78 people. A reporter gives the latest on the incident and on other developments in the country, including a new U.S. Continue watching
Jun 13 Bombers Again Hit Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra By Admin, PBS News Hour Suspected al-Qaida militants blew up two towers of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra Wednesday in a repeat of the 2006 attack that triggered retaliatory violence against Sunnis. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Experts Analyze American Progress with Iraqi Insurgents Four months into a troop increase in Iraq, the United States is arming Sunni tribes to quell insurgencies in the region. John Burns of The New York Times describes the tactic, then international policy adviser Stephen Biddle and former military… Continue watching
Jun 06 Zarqawi Legacy Divides Sunni Opposition in Iraq By PBS News Hour In the year since an American missile ended the reign of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the movement he helped foster has continued to use Iraq as a rallying cry even as Sunni opposition to the militant group… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch Iraq’s Anbar Province Faces Political, Military Changes Iraq's western Anbar Province is undergoing shifts in military and political power as Sunni Arab militants continue to battle with al-Qaida insurgents. A journalist and a former military official discuss the region's struggles. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Oil Well Explosion in Kirkuk Highlights City’s Struggle As insurgents blew up an oil well outside the Iraqi city of Kirkuk Thursday, Independent Television News looks at the increasingly violent dispute between ethnic and religious groups in the city. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Embedded Reporter Describes Anti-insurgency Crackdown Independent Television News' Julian Maynon has been embedded with American army units in Baghdad, tracking the progress of anti-insurgency forces. He filed two reports on the situation. Continue watching