Iraqi Kurdistan

Letter: The Silent Countdown

In the final moments, Kurds are moving back from the front line, remembering past fiascos and hoping this time will be different.

22 Feb 05

Cowardly War

Resigned to their fate, some Iraqis do their nails, some check their property. And some just feel ill.

22 Feb 05

A Diary of Life Under Fire

It's business as usual - by order - for Baghdad's bakers and garbage collectors, but the Interior Minister is showing the strain.

22 Feb 05

Awaiting the Worst

Kurds are expecting the quiet of recent days to be broken by the opening of the northern front.

22 Feb 05

Drawing the Enemy to Baghdad

Saddam Hussein is seeking to pull American and British forces into guerrilla warfare and street-to-street fighting.

22 Feb 05

Silencing Saddam

Iraqis looking for signs of a collapsing regime wonder why the Americans have yet to stop the government television.

22 Feb 05
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