Fallujans Celebrate “Victory”
Police have secured the main street in the town, but insurgents still maintain order elsewhere.
22 Feb 05
Iraq
Northern Iraq's Babel of Tongues
Arab students in northern Iraq find themselves at a disadvantage in an overwhelmingly Kurdish area.
22 Feb 05
US Still Welcome in Kurdistan
Kurdish peshmerga fighters even protect the American base and accompany soldiers on main roads.
22 Feb 05
Road to Damascus Still Risky
The dangers which the siege of Fallujah created for road travel have been reduced, but travellers from Baghdad to the western border are still prey to bandits and corrupt customs men.
22 Feb 05
Islamists Pledge Continued War on Coalition
Jaysh Muhammed group claims responsibility for attacks on Coalition targets, but denies any connection with al-Qaeda.
22 Feb 05
Highway Perils
While Saddam-era surveillance is happily gone, motorists still feel the need for greater road security.
22 Feb 05
Educated Shia Condemn Sadrists
Radical movement’s attacks on senior clergy seen as contradicting calls for unity.
22 Feb 05
People Fear Persecutors' Return
The decision to allow Baathists back into government stirs bad memories in Kurdistan.
22 Feb 05
Prison Abuses Add to Anti-US Feeling
Angry reactions to Abu Ghraib prison reports further erode confidence in the Coalition.
22 Feb 05
Abuse Victims Wary of Political Trials
Some former Abu Ghraib inmates fear exploitation by politically-motivated lawyers.
22 Feb 05
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