Turkey

Smuggling Thrives in Basra

Rival militias, officials and police are all accused of having a stake in smuggling oil out of Iraq’s southern port.

13 Sep 07

Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities’ attempts to protect pipelines.

7 Sep 07

Moderate clerics say heavy-handed authorities fail to distinguish between ordinary mosque-goers and extremists.

30 Aug 07

The Turkish army makes war-like noises and Sunni extremists stage hit-and-run raids along the border with Iran.

15 Aug 07

Looming referendum to decide Kirkuk’s future fuels sectarian violence in this mixed city.

15 Aug 07

Security-aware Iraqis try to minimise the risks as they negotiate their way through Baghdad.

15 Aug 07

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

2 Aug 07

Could dissolution of CFE treaty herald outbreak of conflict in the Caucasus?

27 Jul 07

Cash-strapped young women reveal how they go abroad to earn money fleecing men at nightclubs.

27 Jul 07

Women looking for work are being tricked into sexual slavery, with some trafficked abroad.

12 Jul 07

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