The Battle for Basra
The people of Basra oppose the regime but they will not rise up until they are certain Saddam Hussein is falling.
22 Feb 05
Middle East
Taking it in Their Stride
War is drawing ever closer, but for the moment the main concern in Iraqi Kurdistan is clouds.
22 Feb 05
America's Moslem Miscalculation
The war is creating a major realignment within the Islamic world, with even moderate Moslems calling for jihad against the US.
22 Feb 05
An Arab Awakening, at Last?
The Iraq and Palestine conflicts are converging, and the Arab street is stirring.
22 Feb 05
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
Jailed Without Trial
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
Ashura Recalls Injustice, Sacrifice
Karbala blasts disrupted Iraq's first public commemoration for decades of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
22 Feb 05
Shock Turns to Anger in Karbala
Bomb blast survivors turn on US-led coalition for failing to protect them.
22 Feb 05
Sunnis Rally Behind Shia
Scholars denounce "terrorists" and call for unity in wake of Ashura bombings.
22 Feb 05
Constitution Blow
Signing of historic document said to have been held up by Shia objection to key clause.
22 Feb 05
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