Mosul Bid to Keep Insurgents at Bay
Moat-like trench around the northern city is intended to keep out the insurgents.
Moat-like trench around the northern city is intended to keep out the insurgents.
Saddam-era censorship may be a thing of the past, but journalists are facing new dangers.
With no one to collect it, residents say they’ve no option but to burn household waste themselves.
Incorporation of large numbers of peshmerga into national security forces fails to allay concerns of some Iraqis over the militia force.
Many Iraqis have more trust in their tribal elders than the country’s judges.
Muslims who convert to Christianity say they are ostracised by society and family.
The process is risky and expensive, but many Iraqis are willing to pay for fake documents to get them to the West.
A sharp drop in the number of civil society organisations working in the city is blamed on poor funding, the insurgency and corruption.
With wrangling over its membership resolved, Iraq’s constitutional committee is forging ahead with drafting a new basic law.
Military checkpoints and road closures bring transport deadlock.