Cholera Outbreak in North Blamed on Dirty Water
Local officials say water supply systems are in urgent need of an overhaul.
Local officials say water supply systems are in urgent need of an overhaul.
Sunnis stay clear of hospitals for fear of being targeted by Shia death squads.
Hard-pressed doctors at province’s only hospital treat up to 500 patients a day - even more when the bombs strike.
President hopes extra deployment will help secure NATO membership.
Rival militias, officials and police are all accused of having a stake in smuggling oil out of Iraq’s southern port.
<a href="?apc_state=heniicr&s=i&o=0924bc46b814c17502bf6d34640e9d5f">IWPR Special Report on Oil Exploitation in Iraq</a>
Violence, corruption and smuggling are hindering efforts to exploit Iraq's massive oil reserves.
Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities’ attempts to protect pipelines.
The killing of women to protect family honour continues across a number of regions of Iraq, often justified on religious and social grounds.