Vigilantes Take on the Resistance
“Black Flag” group says it will take on the job that Coalition troops or Iraqi police can’t.
22 Feb 05
Iraqi Kurdistan
Leaders Sign Up to New Constitution
First signs of doubt already apparent as leading Shia cleric criticises the document as an “obstacle”.
22 Feb 05
Anger at Arms Confiscations
Owners of licensed weapons say Coalition troops are seizing them and refusing to hand them back.
22 Feb 05
Protests Mount Against Interim Law
Students heed the calls of Shia leaders and abandon their classrooms for public protests against the constitution
22 Feb 05
Sunni Town Split Over Constitution
Some reject the new document out of hand, while others welcome it conditionally or even wholeheartedly.
22 Feb 05
Coalition Blamed for Weak Security
Recent atrocities were partly the result of international forces’ failure to provide adequate policing and border controls, critics say.
22 Feb 05
Border Tariff Goes Ahead
Collection of revenues at frontier crossings to start after three-month delay due to lack of payment facilities.
22 Feb 05
Journalists in Firing Line
At least 15 reporters are said to have been killed this year, but the real number could higher.
22 Feb 05
Comment: Just Living Day to Day
One Iraqi tries not to think too much about the past or the future.
22 Feb 05
Shia Parties Questioned Over Constitution
Rank and file members believe their political leaders should have followed the opinion of Ayatollah Sistani.
22 Feb 05
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