A bombing in the Iraqi town of Bathaa on Wednesday was the latest in a series of attacks in recent weeks -- a wave of violence seen by many as an attempt to destabilize Iraq in advance of a drawback of American troops at the end of this month. John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security discusses the security situation.
All Posts Tagged With: "Shia"
Interview (video)
June 10, 2009
Iraq violence prompts questions about U.S. withdrawal
Worldfocus Radio
June 2, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show on Lebanon’s election
Lebanon will head to the polls on June 7 in an election that could alter the political fabric of the country, with Hezbollah and its allies poised to make significant gains. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show explored the issues and implications of Lebanon’s election. Melani Cammett, Ben Gilbert and Ghassan Schbley joined the conversation. Listen now.
Blogwatch / Video
April 8, 2009
Rising Sunni-Shiite violence threatens security in Iraq
Bernard Haykel of Princeton University discusses a bombing in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad -- the third straight day of violent attacks in Iraq -- and new fears of violence between Sunnis and Shiites once American troops withdraw.
Blogwatch
October 13, 2008
Sunni-Shiite cyber war escalates
Marking the most recent attack in the Sunni-Shiite cyber war, hackers hijack the Internet domain of a pan-Arab TV station, Al Arabiya.
Audio / Timeline
October 2, 2008
Timeline: Power shifts in Iraq over the past five years
Scott Peterson of The Christian Science Monitor discusses the integration of the Awakening Councils into the Shia-led Iraqi government. Also, a timeline of the major power transfers within Iraq over the last five years.
