Kirkuk Council Faces Big Challenge
Newfound political power of city’s Kurds sparks fears that they will try to make it the capital of a Kurdish state.
18 Nov 05
Middle East
Kidnap Survivor Recounts Ordeal
On the point of beheading their captive, the insurgents relented – but though he lived to tell the tale, he is emotionally scarred by the experience.
18 Nov 05
Highwaymen on “Death Road”
Kurdish drivers say they are targeted by kidnappers on a major Iraqi highway.
18 Nov 05
Sunni Group Condemns Bombing
Authorities warn that death toll may rise after worst-yet insurgent attack.
18 Nov 05
Political Uncertainty Continues
More than a month after the election, top Iraqi parties have yet to agree on a coalition government.
18 Nov 05
New Strategy for Turkoman Bloc
After losing badly in the Iraqi elections, the Turkoman Front signals a more nuanced approach to the Kurds’s federalism demands.
18 Nov 05
Kurds Remember “Red Security” Hell
Fourteen years on from the Kurdish uprising, one of the Baath regime’s most notorious torture centres is open to the public.
18 Nov 05
Mass Graves Found in Sulaimaniyah
As more mass graves are unearthed in the Kurdish region, families face the devastating task of identifying loved ones.
18 Nov 05
Knives Out on Sulaimaniyah's Streets
Stabbings are common as young men sort out their differences in a climate of lawlessness.
18 Nov 05
Babylon Sees Scenes of Brutality
The seat of ancient civilisation has hit the headlines as a target of insurgents.
18 Nov 05
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