BAGHDAD, Feb (IPS) – The lack of security in Iraq is leading now to a collapse in food supplies. “Look at…
*NAJAF, Iraq, Jan 31 (IPS) – Iraqi government lies over the killing of hundreds of Shias in an attack on Sunday stand…
*AMMAN, Jan 29 (IPS) – Hundreds of thousands have fled the violence in Iraq to seek refuge in Jordan, but refugees are…
I would like to bring your attention to a story I covered last August about 1st Lt. Ehren Watada. The story covered…
FALLUJAH – A stepped up military offensive that targets mosques, religious leaders and Islamic customs is leading many Iraqis to believe that…
*BAGHDAD, Jan. 10 (IPS) – The U.S. administration continues to tout Iraq as a shining example of democracy in the Middle East,…
*BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (IPS) – Former dictator Saddam Hussein is due to be executed next month in a move that could bring…
*BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 (IPS) – More U.S. troops are expected to be deployed in Iraq in the New Year. Despite obvious rethinking,…
*BAGHDAD, Dec 27 (IPS) – The Iraqi government headed by Prime Minister Noori al-Maliki, like earlier governments assigned by U.S. occupation authorities…
BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 (IPS) — Women face increased risk of abduction by militias and criminal gangs as lawlessness takes over the country.…
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