Jul 26 U.S. Adapts Efforts to Counter Iraq Insurgency By PBS News Hour While the military is constantly adjusting its tactics to deal with roadside explosives, suicide bombers and other attacks in Iraq, diplomatic efforts to address the root of the violence are evolving as well. Continue reading
Jun 19 Baghdad Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 78 By PBS News Hour A truck bomb detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday, leaving at least 78 people dead and injuring more than 200. Continue reading
May 04 Watch Reporter Looks Back at Key Iraq Battle ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz talks about her new book, "The Long Road Home," which details the April 4, 2004 battle between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Sadr City, widely considered to be the beginning of the violent insurgency… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Baghdad Bombings Kill Scores in Worst Violence in Months A series of car bombings killed at least 183 people in Baghdad on Wednesday, striking predominately Shiite areas. A reporter in Iraq gives the latest on the attacks, which marked the worst violence since a security crackdown two months ago. Continue watching
Mar 06 At Least 90 Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing By Admin, PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims walking toward the holy city of Karbala in Iraq Tuesday, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 150. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch President’s Nominee Acknowledges Need for New Iraq Solution Navy Adm. William Fallon, tapped by President Bush to lead troops in the Middle East, said Tuesday that the United States needs a new strategic approach in Iraq as well as more progress from the Iraqi government. Two senators debate… Continue watching
Dec 20 Iraqi Forces Face Challenges Ahead of Planned 2007 Security Handover By Admin, PBS News Hour As Americans debate the direction of U.S. strategy in Iraq, much of the focus has turned to the Iraqi Security Force, or ISF. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch President Bush Dismisses Calls for U.S. Troop Withdrawal President Bush and Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki met in Jordan, Thursday, to discuss strategies in Iraq to combat sectarian violence. President Bush said that U.S. troops would stay in Iraq as long as necessary. Two experts discuss what may come… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Senators Debate Changes in U.S Strategy Toward Iraq President Bush met with members of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group Monday to discuss the situation on the ground, as some Democrats called for a phased troop pullout. Two senior senators debate recalling U.S. forces. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Ambassador Khalilzad Outlines New Security Plan for Iraq As sectarian clashes continue, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad discusses plans to heighten security and make other changes in hopes of reducing violence by late September. Continue watching