Iraq: May ‘07
Nationwide network of reporters contributes to unrivaled coverage of honour killing that threatened to turn into a new sectarian conflict.
12 Jun 07
Middle East
Police Linked to Tel Afar Reprisals
Authorities vow to investigate claims of police involvement in murders of Sunni following Tel Afar bombings.
11 Jun 07
Kurds See Political Motive Behind Border Closure
Kurdish traders hit hard by border crossing closure - seen by some as bid by Baghdad to put squeeze on Iraqi-Kurdistan.
11 Jun 07
Experts Fear a Lost Generation
Daily exposure to violence has traumatised Iraq’s children.
11 Jun 07
Perils of Policing Iraq
Mosul officer speaks candidly of his anxieties and fears as insurgents increasingly target the force.
11 Jun 07
Sunni Militants Issue Religious Edicts in Mosul
Terrified residents are forced to comply with puritanical Islamic laws as insurgents tighten their grip on the city.
11 Jun 07
Everyone's a Winner at Helmand's Drug Bazaars
The poppy harvest is in and everyone from the Taleban to local government officials is cooperating to get the opium crop to market.
8 Jun 07
Circassians Press Genocide Claims
North Caucasian people say a historical crime against them has gone unremembered.
8 Jun 07
Honour Killing Sparks Fears of New Iraqi Conflict
The Yezidi minority has so far stayed well out of Iraq’s internecine battles, but violence with their Muslim neighbours has escalated following the murder of a girl who apparently converted to Islam.
6 Jun 07
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