Middle East

The Missing Rebels

A key reason Iraqis have not risen up against Saddam Hussein is that hundreds of thousands were "disappeared" the last time they did.

22 Feb 05

Iraqi prisons are full of detainees who don't know what they are accused of, let alone when they will face trial.

22 Feb 05

Karbala blasts disrupted Iraq's first public commemoration for decades of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.

22 Feb 05

Bomb blast survivors turn on US-led coalition for failing to protect them.

22 Feb 05

Scholars denounce "terrorists" and call for unity in wake of Ashura bombings.

22 Feb 05

Signing of historic document said to have been held up by Shia objection to key clause.

22 Feb 05

“Black Flag” group says it will take on the job that Coalition troops or Iraqi police can’t.

22 Feb 05

First signs of doubt already apparent as leading Shia cleric criticises the document as an “obstacle”.

22 Feb 05

Owners of licensed weapons say Coalition troops are seizing them and refusing to hand them back.

22 Feb 05

Students heed the calls of Shia leaders and abandon their classrooms for public protests against the constitution

22 Feb 05

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