Basra Plagued by Mine Menace
UN critical of pace of landmine clearance, warning it’ll be decades before targets met.
3 Jul 09
Iraq
Palestinian 'Survivors' in No-Man's Land
Banished from Iraq and barred from its neighbours, Palestinian refugees languish along Syrian frontier.
3 Jul 09
Baath Party Debates Renewal
Ruling party confronts gap between socialist theory and need to modernise.
29 Jun 09
Iraq: May '09
Senior Basra official says IWPR stories on social, economic and cultural issues in region will concentrate minds of authorities.
27 Jun 09
Combating Female Circumcision
Activist describes challenges facing those trying to end the controversial practice in Iraqi Kurdistan.
23 Jun 09
US Withdrawal Big Test for Iraqi Security Forces
Some suggest Sunni and Shia insurgents and Ba’athists could take advantage of pullout to cause mayhem.
23 Jun 09
Under Fire Anbar Journalists Arming Themselves
Regularly threatened and attacked, they’re buying guns on the black market for protection.
17 Jun 09
Baghdadis Resigned to Sporadic Violence
They say it will continue to plague the city for some time, but won’t stop them getting on with their lives.
5 Jun 09
Basra's Battered Culture Re-Emerges
Iraq’s artistic centre tries to recover from militia rule.
30 May 09
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