Ali Kareem
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But authorities say there’s no other way of ridding the city of the menace.
Arguably the country's most popular woman politician, Sister Maha is not short of critics.
Half a million displaced Iraqis face grim future in squalid squatter camps.
Kuwait seeks 1.2 billion dollars in heated legal dispute with Iraqi Airways.
State of Law and Iraqiya blocs appear neck-and-neck as initial elections results released. By Ali Kareem and Ali Abu Iraq in Baghdad and Basra
Bloodshed highlights concerns about Shia-Sunni violence in the run-up to elections.