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IRAQ: Outrage Spreads over New Images
New footage of British soldiers beating up young Iraqi men in Amarah city in 2003, and the release of more photographs of atrocities by U.S. soldiers against Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison has spread outrage across Iraq.IRAQ: Outrage Spreads over New Images
New footage of British soldiers beating up young Iraqi men in Amarah city in 2003, and the release of more photographs of atrocities by U.S. soldiers against Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison has spread outrage across Iraq.MEDIA: Al-Jazeera Succeeding Under Pressure
Its foreign bureaus were bombed by U.S. warplanes, it is banned from reporting from four Middle East countries - and Al-Jazeera is only growing in popularity.MEDIA: Al-Jazeera Succeeding Under Pressure
Its foreign bureaus were bombed by U.S. warplanes, it is banned from reporting from four Middle East countries - and Al-Jazeera is only growing in popularity.IRAQ: Shias Head for Uncertain Govt
Six weeks after parliamentary elections, occupied Iraq is still struggling for a viable government, as violence and instability worsen.IRAQ: A Town Becomes a Prison
People of Siniyah town 200 km north of Baghdad are angry over a six-mile long sand wall constructed by the U.S. military to check attacks by rebels.IRAQ: Fear Overshadows Eid Festival
What should have been a joyous four-day Islamic holiday for Eid al-Adha which Iraqis began to celebrate Jan. 10, has only highlighted the suffering under U.S. occupation.IRAQ: ‘Democracy’ Brings Bleak Days
Many Iraqis see dismal days ahead in the face of rising violence and the decision by the U.S. administration not to seek any further funds for reconstruction.IRAQ: Coalitions Reject Election Results
Many Iraqis are demanding a new poll after more than 1,500 cases of election fraud and forgery were reported in the Dec. 15 elections, at least 30 of them "extremely serious".IRAQ: People Concerned More About Own Lives than Saddam’s
Most Iraqis are more concerned with finding jobs, putting food on the table, personal safety and the removal of the occupation forces than the ongoing trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein.ENERGY: Iraqis Reject Increased Fuel Costs
For two days demonstrations have continued across Iraq in protest against the government's decision to raise the price of petrol, cooking and heating fuels.CHALLENGES: Iraqis Glad 2005 Over, Dim Hopes for 2006
Despite the parliamentary elections last week and temporary ease in violence, Iraqis remain bitter about the outgoing year, and sceptical of 2006.CHALLENGES 2005-2006: Iraqis Glad 2005 Over, Dim Hopes for 2006
Despite the parliamentary elections last week and temporary ease in violence, Iraqis remain bitter about the outgoing year, and sceptical of 2006.IRAQ: U.S. Helps Some Iran-Backed Terror
After the U.S. forces and the bombings, Iraqis are coming to fear those bands of men in masks who seem to operate with the Iraqi police.IRAQ: Where People Cannot Afford Their Country
Despite the allocation of billions of dollars of U.S. government money for "reconstruction", Iraqis are struggling to exist amidst soaring prices, unemployment, a devastated infrastructure, and cuts in services.IRAQ: Hospitals Come Under Siege
Hospital personnel are reporting regular raids and interference by the U.S. military as fighting continues in the volatile Al-Anbar province of Iraq.IRAQ: Life Goes On in Fallujah’s Rubble
A year after the U.S.-led "Operation Phantom Fury" damaged or destroyed 36,000 homes, 60 schools and 65 mosques in Fallujah, Iraq, residents inside the city continue to suffer from lack of compensation, slow reconstruction and high rates of illness.IRAQ: Life Goes On in Fallujah’s Rubble
A year after the U.S.-led "Operation Phantom Fury" damaged or destroyed 36,000 homes, 60 schools and 65 mosques in Fallujah, Iraq, residents inside the city continue to suffer from lack of compensation, slow reconstruction and high rates of illness.IRAQ: U.S. Influence ‘Too Much’
U.S. influence in the process of drafting a constitution for Iraq is excessive and "highly inappropriate", a United Nations official says.IRAQ: U.S. Influence ‘Too Much’
U.S. influence in the process of drafting a constitution for Iraq is excessive and "highly inappropriate", a United Nations official says.IRAQ: More Evidence Indicts U.S.
New evidence on U.S. war crimes and violations of international law was presented at the concluding session of the World Tribunal on Iraq at hearings in Istanbul Sunday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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