Ruling Council Member Dies After Attack
Assassination of Aqila Al-Hashemi serves notice that entire interim government is at risk.
Iraqis Welcome Local Police
Deployment of Iraqi policemen in place of American soldiers brings greater confidence that law and order can be imposed.
Gunrunning Out of Iraq
Weapons bought cheap in Iraq are sold for double the price in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Arabs Encounter Prejudice in Kurdistan
Visitors from the south of the country increasingly viewed with suspicion.
Kurdish Students Face Discrimination
Many claim mounting ill treatment at the hands of their fellow students, teachers, and local residents.
Islamic Tribunal Wins Approval
An unofficial court imposes harsh sentences on Iraqis who work for the Americans and their allies.
Tempers Flare Between Kurds and Turkomans
As newly empowered Kurds seek autonomy, members of the Turkoman minority in the north grow irritable.
Courting Muqtada
A delegation of parliamentarians is dispatched to negotiate with the radical cleric.
Sunnis Come to Aid of Shia
A convoy from Fallujah carries much needed supplies of food and medicine to the people of Najaf.
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