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IRAQ: Kidnappings Now Become 'Unofficial'
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Aug 29 (IPS) - Residents of Baquba deny police claims that kidnappings are now a matter of the past....
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IRAQ: Sectarian Clashes Flare Up Again
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Aug 26 (IPS) - A military operation said to target al-Qaeda has ended up targeting Sunni Muslims instead, creating new sectarian tensions....
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IRAQ: 'Provincial Saddam' Goes, Finally
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Aug 14 (IPS) - The surprise removal of the Diyala police chief has brought new hope of a more secure future....
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IRAQ: U.S. Blamed for Increasing Iranian Influence
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Aug 13 (IPS) - Haider returned from Iran recently, with enough money to pay for his wedding and a new car. He was trained to join Badr, the armed wing...
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IRAQ: Students Fail, Like So Much Else
Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* BAGHDAD, Aug 8 (IPS) - Living from one crisis to another, without electricity or freedom to move under a collapse of security, massive numbers of Iraqi students are failing their exams....
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IRAQ: Iran Gains From Power Cuts
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Aug 7 (IPS) - The crisis over electricity failure grows as summer temperatures climb and a drought plagues Iraq. It is a crisis Iran is using to help Iraqis where...
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New Operation Gets Surprise Support
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Aug 5 (IPS) - A massive military operation in Diyala province has underscored the military and political gains by the Sahwa militia, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's earlier attempts to...
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Police Bombings Raise New Fears
Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Jul 31 (IPS) - A tense security situation in this volatile city has worsened after some policemen found bombs planted on the roofs of their houses....
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IRAQ: Most NGOs Losing Face
Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* BAGHDAD, Jul 23 (IPS) - Welcomed at first after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, most NGOs have run into scepticism and mistrust. Few remain to help....
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Fallujah Braces for Another Assault
Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Jul 21 (IPS) - U.S. and Iraqi forces are preparing another siege of Fallujah under the pretext of combating "terror", residents and officials say....
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