Iraqi Kurdistan

Battling for Power in Basra

Exerting military clout and carving up lucrative businesses are the order of the day in southern Iraqi politics.

15 Aug 07

Some Arabs who fled to Iraqi Kurdistan to escape intimidation and violence have received little official help.

10 Aug 07

They plan to form a grand opposition alliance and may seek to bring down the government.

10 Aug 07

Life is poor in Azerbaijan’s exclave province, where the authorities keep everything tightly under control.

2 Aug 07

Politicians from both groups warn US pullout would give radicals control.

31 Jul 07

Residents say low salaries and runaway inflation means that they can barely make ends meet.

26 Jul 07

Security forces in the north are accused of holding suspects without charges and subjecting them to physical abuse.

26 Jul 07

As if the Taleban weren’t bad enough, the Afghan government seems to be facing an insurrection within its own ranks.

24 Jul 07

Children of Arabs, who’ve fled violence in the rest of the country, struggling to settle in their new home.

21 Jul 07

Women in this western city are flocking to literacy classes, which are transforming their lives.

17 Jul 07

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