May 12th, 2008 · After five days of fighting, Lebanon is largely quiet Monday. The streets of Beirut, which have been the focus of bloody sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shiites, have been largely deserted. The violence has done nothing to resolve Lebanon's long-running political crisis.
May 9th, 2008 · After a night of heavy fighting, Shiite Hezbollah militiamen seize control Friday of most parts of Muslim West Beirut from ragtag Sunni militias. The Lebanese army has so far stayed out of the fray.
May 8th, 2008 · Security officials in Beirut, Lebanon, say two civilians were killed in clashes between Shiite Hezbollah supporters and the government's Sunni backers. Nicholas Blanford of The Christian Science Monitor talks with Michele Norris.
Apr 29th, 2008 · A new documentary features the stories of four boys in their senior year of high school in Baghdad. The students — one Kurdish, one Christian, one Shia and one mixed Sunni and Shia — shot footage of their families, friends and teachers to craft the documentary, a portrait of adolescence in a time of war.
Apr 23rd, 2008 · Iraq's prime minister, long criticized as weak, overly sectarian and indecisive, has used the crackdown on Muqtada al-Sadr's militia to strengthen and improve his political position. A key Sunni bloc has declared it will soon re-join Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-led government, and Sadr, the anti-American cleric, appears more politically isolated than ever.
Apr 11th, 2008 · U.S.-backed Sunni neighborhood watches are eager to become official members of the Iraqi security forces. The United States is spending millions to retrain the former insurgents, hoping to keep them productive members of society.
Mar 10th, 2008 · The U.S. military has set up Sunni paramilitary groups throughout Iraq to combat al-Qaida. Security has improved as a result of the effort, but the future of the forces is uncertain.
Feb 29th, 2008 · Iraq's hard-won security gains are under threat, according to Sunni tribal leaders who led the so-called "awakening movement" against insurgents. Sheikhs from the volatile Anbar province say they see no reason to keep fighting al-Qaida in Iraq if their people are going to be denied political rewards and economic development.