Fallujah's Kurds Flee
A community displaced once before has to flee again to avoid being caught up in Baathist and Islamist resistance.
Fallujans Differ Over US Incursion
Many blame America for the fighting – but some point their fingers at foreign militants.
Police Admit Torture
Use of brutality to coerce confessions is justifiable in the war on serious crime, officers claim.
Iranians Join Sadr Cause
Shia from Iran enlist in Mahdi Army, pledging to keep US forces out of Iraqi holy places.
New Flag Provokes Fury
Ordinary Iraqis say Governing Council has no right to alter national symbol.
Refugees Return to Fallujah
Those who fled fighting take advantage of new accord to try to get back to their home.
Fallujans Celebrate “Victory”
Police have secured the main street in the town, but insurgents still maintain order elsewhere.
Northern Iraq's Babel of Tongues
Arab students in northern Iraq find themselves at a disadvantage in an overwhelmingly Kurdish area.
US Still Welcome in Kurdistan
Kurdish peshmerga fighters even protect the American base and accompany soldiers on main roads.
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