Kirkuk Tensions Rise as Fateful Ballot Nears
Looming referendum to decide Kirkuk’s future fuels sectarian violence in this mixed city.
15 Aug 07
Middle East
Unholy War in Karbala
A self-made ayatollah with his own army exemplifies the fragmented politics of the main Shia towns - and the inability of government to rein such figures in.
15 Aug 07
Checkpoints: Baghdad's Russian Roulette
Security-aware Iraqis try to minimise the risks as they negotiate their way through Baghdad.
15 Aug 07
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
Introduction
A series of reports by IWPR journalists in six key regions show the rule of law ranges from being woefully inadequate to effectively non-existant.
14 Aug 07
Displaced Arabs Languish in Makeshift Camps
Some Arabs who fled to Iraqi Kurdistan to escape intimidation and violence have received little official help.
10 Aug 07
Unlikely Sunni-Shia-Secular Opposition Bloc Mooted
They plan to form a grand opposition alliance and may seek to bring down the government.
10 Aug 07
Nakhichevan – Another Azerbaijan
Life is poor in Azerbaijan’s exclave province, where the authorities keep everything tightly under control.
2 Aug 07
Shia and Sunni MPs Fear American Withdrawal
Politicians from both groups warn US pullout would give radicals control.
31 Jul 07
Armenia Concerned at Caucasus Arms Race
Could dissolution of CFE treaty herald outbreak of conflict in the Caucasus?
27 Jul 07
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