Anbar: Bangladeshi Workers in Double Trouble
They are kept under lock and key by their employers and face resentment from province's unemployed.
18 Dec 09
Iraqi Kurdistan
Deputies Take Aim at Election Commission
Inquiry attacks commission’s credibility ahead of parliamentary elections.
18 Dec 09
New Mass Grave Excavations in Iraq
Mass graves near Kirkuk, first discovered after US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, now being examined in joint forensics operation by the Kurdish and Iraqi governments.
18 Dec 09
Iraq: Oct/Nov ‘09
Senior Kurdish official offers help to impoverished former fighter featured in IWPR story.
14 Dec 09
Pro-Democracy Islamists Suffer in Crackdown
Syria tolerates only its own brand of non-political preachers.
12 Dec 09
Halabjans Urge Verdict in Chemical Ali Case
Residents doubt they will ever see justice done for 1988 gas attacks.
11 Dec 09
Halabja Reunion Bolsters Search for Lost Kids
Mother and son together again after 21 years thanks to new DNA matching scheme.
11 Dec 09
Embattled Iraqis Unmoved by Election Saga
Breakthrough in prolonged dispute over planned elections means little to Iraqis still facing violence and hardship.
11 Dec 09
Protesters Ready to Stand Up to Security Forces
The November 4 anti-government demonstration crossed a new and significant boundary.
10 Dec 09
Arab IDPs Seek New Lives in Erbil
Despite cultural and language barriers, many IDPs consider Iraqi Kurdistan their new home.
9 Dec 09
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