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A self-made ayatollah with his own army exemplifies the fragmented politics of the main Shia towns - and the inability of government to rein such figures in.
Security-aware Iraqis try to minimise the risks as they negotiate their way through Baghdad.
Exerting military clout and carving up lucrative businesses are the order of the day in southern Iraqi politics.
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 president has tried to appropriate Islamic imagery and institutions, but his attempt to control all forms of religious expression could backfire.
The Milosevic regime appears to be crumbling as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters engulf Belgrade.
The Milosevic regime appears to be crumbling as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters engulf Belgrade.
Arrests of Albanians could undo peace accord on Serbia-Kosovo border.
The Milosevic regime appears to be crumbling as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters engulf Belgrade.
The Milosevic regime appears to be crumbling as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters engulf Belgrade.