Capital Rides Property Boom
Lifting Saddam’s restrictions on who could own land in Baghdad has created an unexpected surge in prices.
22 Feb 05
Middle East
Children Held for Ransom
Crack police unit struggles to stop gangsters grabbing children to extort payment from their families.
22 Feb 05
Ethnic Groups Tussle Over Northern City
Turkomans and Arabs object to Kurdish plans to draw oil-rich Kirkuk into a separate autonomous region of Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Taming the Islamists in the North
Ansar al-Islam and Komal may have been cast to the winds, but some members remain committed to the Islamic cause.
22 Feb 05
Dinar Surges in Value
The rising price of the new currency fuels hopes of a strong economic future.
22 Feb 05
Internet Demand Spirals
Iraqis can’t wait to get online as era of web censorship comes to an end.
22 Feb 05
Currency Headaches
As the deadline for exchanging old banknotes for new nears, Iraqis have found it harder – and costlier – to get hold of the new money.
22 Feb 05
New Identities for Saddam Namesakes
Many men named after the former Iraqi leader finding life hard.
22 Feb 05
Falluja Youth Look to Mullahs
The erosion of tribal authority by growing Islamist influence may fuel disorder.
22 Feb 05
Attacks Fuel Religious Tensions
Many see a Ba’athist plot behind the recent murders of Sunni and Shia religious figures.
22 Feb 05
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