Iraqi officials claimed a major military victory over Sunni insurgents near Najaf last month. But official sources reveal that the alleged militants were in fact Shia members of a religious cult that the authorities wanted to get rid of - with the help of
The prince’s deployment to southern Iraq could prove a public relations coup for the British military.
Violence and sectarianism have followed many Iraqis across the border.
Criminal cases in the Kurdish north of Iraq are increasingly being resolved through tribal mediation.
Farmgirl defies the odds to front popular Baghdad radio show.
A month into the Iraqi/American operation, residents are already seeing benefits. <i><b><a href="http://www.iwpr.net/archive/igr/igr_001.pdf">Issue 1 of the Iraqi Governance Report is available in pdf</a></b></i>
Even after fleeing to a neighbourhood controlled by their co-religionists, Sunni refugees don’t feel safe.
Proposed legislation would allow many former Ba’athists to take up old jobs.
By Amanj Khalil in Sulaimaniyah (ICR No. 219, 27-Apr-07)
Tribal leaders in Anbar province are joining forces to fight off the extremist insurgent group and build ties with the United States military and the Iraqi government.
