Letter: The Silent Countdown
In the final moments, Kurds are moving back from the front line, remembering past fiascos and hoping this time will be different.
22 Feb 05
Iran
The Battle for Basra
The people of Basra oppose the regime but they will not rise up until they are certain Saddam Hussein is falling.
22 Feb 05
Taking it in Their Stride
War is drawing ever closer, but for the moment the main concern in Iraqi Kurdistan is clouds.
22 Feb 05
Ashura Recalls Injustice, Sacrifice
Karbala blasts disrupted Iraq's first public commemoration for decades of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
22 Feb 05
Controversial Shia Ritual Under Fire
Some Shia clerics are now recommending believers to donate their blood instead of shedding it in a ritual to commemorate the Imam Hussein.
22 Feb 05
Memories of Saddam
An exile remembers a childhood in Iraq, and the fear that followed his family well beyond the country's borders.
22 Feb 05
Whither the Arab League?
Another multilateral organisation shattered by the Iraq war must consider how to pull itself together.
22 Feb 05
Comment: An Open Letter to Ahmad Chalabi
An appeal to the Iraqi opposition leader to address long-standing accusations of financial misdealing.
22 Feb 05
Town Honours Saddam Assailants
The conspirators of Dijail settled on a plan to rid the country of its dictator 22 years ago.
22 Feb 05
Bayarans Enjoy New Lease of Life
Kurdish villagers savour new-found freedoms following departure of the radical Ansar al-Islam group.
22 Feb 05
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