Troubled Province Tries Democracy
Governorate west of Baghdad shrugs off instability and insurrection to hold peaceful ballot.
22 Feb 05
Iraq
Analysis: Uneasy Neighbours
For different reasons, the Gulf states find reasons to worry about the grand designs of both Saddam Hussein and George Bush.
22 Feb 05
Analysis: End of the Party
Regime change is not enough - a sustained programme of de-Ba'athification is essential to rid Iraq of the influence of the ruling party and its functionaries.
22 Feb 05
Comment: The New Hiroshima
A Baghdad diarist is indeed "shocked" by US war plans to dominate Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Report: Fear on the Front Line
Kurds in northern Iraq are once again at risk from conflict, but hope for a change of regime in Baghdad.
22 Feb 05
Gulf States Lend Support
While officially against the war, most Gulf states are providing various levels of assistance to US troops in the region.
22 Feb 05
Iraq Reinforces the North
Kurdish and US sources report Iraqi forces mobilizing at the frontiers of the Kurdish-controlled areas.
22 Feb 05
Analysis: Saudis Undecided
Given the huge risks, Riyadh will defer its decision on supporting a US-led war until the final moment.
22 Feb 05
Analysis: The Kurdish-Turkish Crisis
Turkey is pressing the United States for guarantees to block a Kurdish federal entity in northern Iraq.
22 Feb 05
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