Frman Abdul-Rahman
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They believe US president-elect unlikely to pursue campaign pledges on troop pullout and aid.
Kurdish fighters in autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan say they will resist a Turkish invasion of the region.
Most power projects have not been completed or made little or no impact.
Legislation de-criminalises libel but imposes a range of reporting restrictions.
Kurdish parties unlikely to punish members accused of spying for Saddam.
Fed up with corruption and poverty, they yearn for a new life in Western Europe.
Families from Baghdad and other cities of Iraq head north to escape death squads and sectarian violence.
The omission of thousands of Kurds from voter lists is attributed to administrative error, but sparks deep-seated mistrust of Baghdad.
Relatives of those who perished in Iraqi army massacres feel new political era unlikely to deliver justice.