Iraqi Kurdistan

Fallujans Differ Over Incoming Government

Many back Ghazi al-Yawir as president, but have mixed views about the new administration.

22 Feb 05

Some say US has let them down and turned them into “second-class” citizens.

22 Feb 05

The people of Kurdistan believe their leaders are repeating the historic mistakes of Kurdish national movements.

22 Feb 05

Efforts are underway to restore what was once the world's leading date industry.

22 Feb 05

Kurds find they are blocked from reclaiming land that was once theirs.

22 Feb 05

Iraq’s new interim president welcomed by many as a potential strong leader, although some see him as no more than an American agent.

22 Feb 05

Iraqi authorities show little enthusiasm for Kurds’ quest to find women believed to have been given away as trophies by the Baath regime.

22 Feb 05

Radical Shia cleric orders his followers to leave holy city after confrontation with Coalition is defused.

22 Feb 05

Community faces persecution for earning a living through prostitution, music and dancing.

22 Feb 05

But Kurdish owners and Arab residents are searching for non-violent ways of resolving the problems.

22 Feb 05

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