Iraq

Football Victories Give New Hope

Tired of seeing their country torn apart by war, Iraqis view Olympic success with pride.

22 Feb 05

Hundreds of thousands who fled life in Baathist Iraq have little to go back to, even if life in Iran is tough.

22 Feb 05

Fear reigns in Hilla – a city that used to be an island of calm in the Shia south - after a round of fighting, looting and mass jailbreaks.

22 Feb 05

Thousand-strong demo in Najaf is followed by Shia cleric’s decision to pull his men out.

22 Feb 05

Freedom brings surge in looting of antiquities from Ur and other Mesopotamian sites.

22 Feb 05

A town south of Baghdad has recently become home to a particularly intolerant version of Sunni radicalism.

22 Feb 05

Young Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has popular support despite being excluded from the political process.

22 Feb 05

Iraqi Kurds' isolation will be at an end with the reconstruction of long-derelict airport.

22 Feb 05

The Shia woman tipped as favourite to join Governing Council fits the bill because she combines a local power base with an international profile.

22 Feb 05

Policing the south is close to impossible as corrupted tribal practices take over.

22 Feb 05

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