Iraq

Not With a Bang, But a Whimper?

Although fighting continues, Saddam Hussein may fall from power without invoking his long-standing threat of a final disaster.

22 Feb 05

Shias have special reason to celebrate the downfall of Saddam, but will remain loyal to a sovereign Iraq as long as their basic rights are respected.

22 Feb 05

An exile remembers a childhood in Iraq, and the fear that followed his family well beyond the country's borders.

22 Feb 05

Kurdish advances into key oil cities have raised alarms in Ankara over a possible Kurdish political entity in Iraq.

22 Feb 05

The killing of Abdul Majid in Najaf is a devastating blow to the hopes of Shias, and all Iraqis, to build a new and moderate society.

22 Feb 05

By Yildirim Turker in Istanbul (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

22 Feb 05

By Jamal Heidar in London (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

22 Feb 05

By Samir Rebeiz in Beirut (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

22 Feb 05

By Julie Flint in Beirut (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

22 Feb 05

Another multilateral organisation shattered by the Iraq war must consider how to pull itself together.

22 Feb 05

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