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SURVIVAL OF THE QUICKEST: A visit with the underage garbage pickers of Nasiriyah.
The little girl stoops like an old woman as she searches through piles of garbage in a landfill just south...
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NEITHER FRIEND NOR FOE: For the first time in Iraq’s recent history, none of the country’s most senior politicians are in Iran’s pocket.
Today the three most senior politicians in Iraq are perceived as being unreliable allies for Iraq’s meddling neighbour, Iran. By...
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IRAQ’s FOREVER CRISIS: As economic, political and security dangers loom, Iraqis are angrily asking the country’s leaders: Why haven’t you learned any lessons from our past?
At the headquarters of the Combined Joint Operations Centre in Baghdad the folder of documents in which armed attacks by...
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LOSING PATIENCE WITH IRAN: In a sign of how public opinion about controversial, semi-official militias are changing, four factions leave the larger fold, to show their loyalty to Iraq.
Last week, four of the militias loyal to the country’s religious leader, announced they were splitting from the rest of...
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ANBAR AGITATES FOR AUTONOMY: The withdrawal of US and coalition troops leaves Iraq’s Sunni Muslims worried and wanting regional independence.
Leaders of the Sunni Muslim community in Anbar have started agitating to make their district a semi-autonomous region. They want...
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TEHRAN’S DIMINISHING INFLUENCE? He was Accused of Helping Assassinate a Senior Iranian General, Now he’s in Line for PM
For almost the first time since 2003, the leading candidates with a genuine chance at becoming prime minister and heading...
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THE LAST LEPER IN IRAQ: After years living with his fellow patients, Iraq’s last leprosy patient is now left alone with his memories.
He may well be the last leper alive in Iraq. Ghazai Nasser-Dhahi doesn’t know exactly how old he is –...
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SALAHADDIN’S SECURITY VACUUMN: Lack of communication about jurisdiction is creating opportunities for Islamic State extremists.
Our town is practically under the control of the the Islamic State,” complains Ahmed al-Jawari, who...
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THE LAST CART-MAN OF NASIRIYAH: He’s the last of his kind, couriering goods in the city while developing a special relationship with his donkey.
Abbas Jabar is the last practitioner of what is a time-honoured tradition in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The...
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B.Y.O. BLOOD: Iraq’s thalassemia sufferers need to find a blood donor, a bone marrow match and hundreds of thousands of dollars if they want to be cured.
For at least one day every month, many Iraqis who suffer from the condition, thalassemia, will need a blood transfusion....
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