Middle East

Shia Militia Takes on the Insurgents

Supporters of the Badr militia say it's a much-needed security force, but Sunnis allege it is part of the problem.

18 Nov 05

Violence around the country is spilling over into the home – but there’s concern that child abuse cases are being neglected.

18 Nov 05

Central bank builds confidence in the dinar by intervening to maintain the exchange rate.

18 Nov 05

Oil company says tribes it contracted to guard pipelines are destroying them up to drum up more business.

18 Nov 05

Survivors of chemical attacks on two Kurdish villages less famous than Halabja say they too must be remembered.

18 Nov 05

Muqtada al-Sadr, once the bad boy of Shia militancy, rebrands himself as peacemaker with the Sunnis.

18 Nov 05

Moat-like trench around the northern city is intended to keep out the insurgents.

18 Nov 05

Saddam-era censorship may be a thing of the past, but journalists are facing new dangers.

18 Nov 05

With no one to collect it, residents say they’ve no option but to burn household waste themselves.

18 Nov 05

Incorporation of large numbers of peshmerga into national security forces fails to allay concerns of some Iraqis over the militia force.

18 Nov 05

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