Jun 13 Watch Militants Attack Shiite Shrine in Samarra for Second Time Suspected al-Qaida bombers destroyed parts of the Shiite Askariya shrine in Samarra on Wednesday, sparking fears of reprisal killings. A wave of violence followed the 2006 bombing of the mosque's golden dome. A reporter in Baghdad describes the latest developments. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Iraq’s Diyala Province One of Deadliest for Troops Since November, dozens of U.S. service members have been killed in Diyala, making it one of Iraq's deadliest provinces. Iraqis have not escaped the violence either. Military analysts discuss the persistent insurgency. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq’s Heavily Fortified Green Zone A suicide bomber on Thursday killed at least eight people, including two lawmakers, at the Iraqi parliament in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad. Experts discuss security there and how the attack could have happened. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Thousands of Shiites Protest U.S. Occupation in Iraq On the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, thousands of Shiite Muslims called to action by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr marched peacefully in the streets of Kufa and Najaf demanding an end to U.S. military presence in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Police and Militants Gun Down Sunnis in Revenge Attacks Shiite militants and police killed as many as 60 people in revenge shootings against Sunni residents of Tall Afar, Iraq, on Wednesday. Two regional experts discuss the violence and the repercussions. Continue watching
Feb 12 Bombs Kill at Least 80 People in Iraqi Market By PBS News Hour Two car bombs tore through a crowded marketplace in Baghdad Monday, killing at least 88 people, as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shiite shrine bombing that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch U.S. Will ‘Respond Firmly’ as Iran Seeks Greater Role in Iraq President Bush said Monday that the United States would "respond firmly" to Iran's intentions to expand its economic and military ties with Iraq, as outlined by Iran's ambassador to Baghdad. Analysts discuss the possible outcomes. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Iraqi Government Responds to President Bush’s New Strategy As the first new U.S. troops move into Baghdad as part of President Bush's revamped Iraq strategy, the Iraqi government has raised questions about the plan. A former spokesman for the Iraqi government and a journalist discuss Baghdad's response. Continue watching
Nov 06 Shiites, Kurds Celebrate Saddam Death Sentence; Sunnis Protest By PBS News Hour Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity Sunday and sentenced to hang for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a Shiite town, prompting thousands to spill into the streets in either jubilation or protest. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Plan Floated to Divide Iraq Along Ethnic Lines As the debate continues over the United States' next steps in Iraq, some proposals have called for sectioning the country along ethnic lines. Former State Department official Peter Galbraith discusses the decentralization of Iraq in this second of a Newshour… Continue watching