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Honour Killing Sparks Fears of New Iraqi Conflict
The Yezidi minority has so far stayed well out of Iraq’s internecine battles, but violence with their Muslim neighbours has escalated following the murder of a girl who apparently converted to Islam.
6 Jun 07
Mosul: Victims Pile Up at City Morgue
Hard-pressed staff daily confront the horrors of local bloodletting.
11 Apr 07
Child Workers Help Their Families Get By
Fatherless families send children as young as eight out to work on the streets.
24 Nov 05
Insurgents Impose Curbs on Women
Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.
20 Nov 05
Blood Money
Desperate Iraqis are being reduced to selling pints of blood to shadowy brokers.
18 Nov 05
Insurgents Impose Curbs on Women
Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.
18 Nov 05
Insurgents Target Doctors
More and more phycisians leave the country, saying their lives are in danger.
18 Nov 05
Police Don't Make Marriage Material
Women are shunning suitors with high-risk jobs in the security forces.
18 Nov 05
Damascus Nightclubs Recruit Iraqi Girls
Growing numbers are working as prostitutes in the Syrian capital - some willingly, some not.
18 Nov 05
Residents Resent House Invaders
Troops’ use of rooftop vantage points leaves homeowners none too pleased.
18 Nov 05
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