Iraqi Kurdistan

Keeping Sulaimaniyah Safe

Eagle-eyed residents get on the phone the moment they spot anything they think might be insurgent activity.

18 Nov 05

The 1,500 strong team guarding Iraq’s oil northern pipeline say lack of manpower, equipment and training puts their lives in danger.

18 Nov 05

The Kurds are accused of trying to wrest control of the city’s political affairs so as to win leverage over its oil.

18 Nov 05

Supporters of the Badr militia say it's a much-needed security force, but Sunnis allege it is part of the problem.

18 Nov 05

Violence around the country is spilling over into the home – but there’s concern that child abuse cases are being neglected.

18 Nov 05

Central bank builds confidence in the dinar by intervening to maintain the exchange rate.

18 Nov 05

Oil company says tribes it contracted to guard pipelines are destroying them up to drum up more business.

18 Nov 05

Survivors of chemical attacks on two Kurdish villages less famous than Halabja say they too must be remembered.

18 Nov 05

Muqtada al-Sadr, once the bad boy of Shia militancy, rebrands himself as peacemaker with the Sunnis.

18 Nov 05

Moat-like trench around the northern city is intended to keep out the insurgents.

18 Nov 05

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