Zarqawi Tape Adds to Jitters in Baghdad
Residents say they feel personally threatened by the militant leader's call for a boycott.
Residents say they feel personally threatened by the militant leader's call for a boycott.
New alliance aims to overcome disagreements about returnees' right to vote in one of Iraq's more controversial local elections.
In a province south of Baghdad, the voices of Arab tribal leaders count, and they are making diverse and sometimes surprising choices.
Someone sneaked a partisan message favouring the main Shia bloc onto voter education leaflets.
Candidates are putting pictures of Iraq's top Shia cleric on posters in an effort to win votes.
IWPR contributer held for three days after innocently photographing an Iraqi soldier.
Insurgents kill five policemen in attacks around the country.
By Hussein Ali al-Yasiry in Samawa (ICR No. 103, 27-Jan-05)
By Meethaq Fadhil in Nassriyah (ICR No. 103, 27-Jan-05)