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Rebel leader might want to hand over indicted commander to the court, but could meet resistance from some troops.
Corruption, violence, mismanagement leave the capital with severely restricted supplies.
City’s rival groups use their respective media as propaganda weapons.
Residents watch hours of cartoons, films and music shows to get a break from the chaos outside their homes.
Sunnis stay clear of hospitals for fear of being targeted by Shia death squads.
Rival militias, officials and police are all accused of having a stake in smuggling oil out of Iraq’s southern port.
A political battle brews over control of the north's substantial oil reserves.
Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities’ attempts to protect pipelines.
Kidnappings of students, murders of teachers and chaotic classrooms leave education in the capital close to collapse.
Looming referendum to decide Kirkuk’s future fuels sectarian violence in this mixed city.