Iraq

Sunni Patients Fear Baghdad Wards

Sunnis stay clear of hospitals for fear of being targeted by Shia death squads.

19 Sep 07

Hard-pressed doctors at province’s only hospital treat up to 500 patients a day - even more when the bombs strike.

19 Sep 07

President hopes extra deployment will help secure NATO membership.

18 Sep 07

Rival militias, officials and police are all accused of having a stake in smuggling oil out of Iraq’s southern port.

13 Sep 07

<a href="?apc_state=heniicr&s=i&o=0924bc46b814c17502bf6d34640e9d5f">IWPR Special Report on Oil Exploitation in Iraq</a>

12 Sep 07

Violence, corruption and smuggling are hindering efforts to exploit Iraq's massive oil reserves.

10 Sep 07

Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities’ attempts to protect pipelines.

7 Sep 07

The killing of women to protect family honour continues across a number of regions of Iraq, often justified on religious and social grounds.

4 Sep 07

IWPR Special Report on Education in Iraq

4 Sep 07

Students linked to rival Shia parties and militias are throwing their weight around at the University of Basra.

31 Aug 07

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