Tribes Sabotage Kirkuk Pipelines
Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities’ attempts to protect pipelines.
7 Sep 07
Iraq
Killing for Honour
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
Conflict in Basra Spreads to Campus
Students linked to rival Shia parties and militias are throwing their weight around at the University of Basra.
31 Aug 07
Basra Struggles to Cope With Student Demand
As children begin returning to the classroom, the school infrastructure is in dire need of repair.
31 Aug 07
Mud Schools in Forgotten Land
Enterprising tribesmen, fed up with officials’ failure to address their education needs, build their own makeshift schools.
30 Aug 07
Comment: Iraqi Kurdistan's Universities Need Reform
Equality and democracy in higher education must be practiced, not preached.
30 Aug 07
Iraqi Kurdistan Faces Trouble on Two Fronts
The Turkish army makes war-like noises and Sunni extremists stage hit-and-run raids along the border with Iran.
15 Aug 07
Kirkuk Tensions Rise as Fateful Ballot Nears
Looming referendum to decide Kirkuk’s future fuels sectarian violence in this mixed city.
15 Aug 07
Unholy War in Karbala
A self-made ayatollah with his own army exemplifies the fragmented politics of the main Shia towns - and the inability of government to rein such figures in.
15 Aug 07
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