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Straying US hikers are held by Iran

Sunday August 02 2009

Iran arrested three American tourists after what one Kurdish official described as an unwitting crossing into Iran from Iraq while hiking in mountains and Washington said it was taking the case very seriously.

Christians flee homes as gunmen sweep city

Monday December 22 2008

Hundreds of Christians have fled their homes in northern Iraq for the sanctuary of a monastery after being targeted for their faith.

'It is difficult to describe how terrible it is - how badly we have been pushed back to the middle ages. Women are being denied their most basic rights'

In the name of religion: Iraq's female genocide

Monday April 28 2008

At first glance Shawbo Ali Rauf appears to be slumbering on the grass, her pale brown curls framing her face, her summer skirt spread about her. But the awkward position of her limbs and the splattered blood reveal the true horror of the scene.

Iraqi Mehdi Army fighters take cover during clashes in the southern city of Basra. Photo by ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP/Getty Images

Violence erupts in Basra as Iraqi forces battle Mehdi Army

Wednesday March 26 2008

The Iraqi army is fighting the Mehdi Army Shia militia in the streets of Basra after the government launched its most serious offensive to gain control of the southern oil city.

Iraq?s Younis Khalef kisses the trophy after winning the Asia Cup soccer final in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday

Soccer victory gives Iraqis a rare moment of joy and unity

Monday July 30 2007

IRAQIS savoured the biggest street celebrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein after their soccer team won the Asian Cup yesterday, a rare moment of joy and unity in four years of relentless strife.

Saddam's cousin 'Chemical Ali' to hang for grisly record of slaughter

Monday June 25 2007

SADDAM Hussein's cousin, 'Chemical Ali', was sentenced to death yesterday for a campaign of genocide that killed 180,000 members of Iraq's Kurdish minority.

Cheney's surprise visit to Iraq marred by lorry bombing

Thursday May 10 2007

A SURPRISE visit to Iraq by Dick Cheney, the US Vice-President, was overshadowed yesterday by a bomb that killed 14 people in the Interior Ministry.

'New government in weeks'

Sunday January 08 2006

PATRICK QUINN
in BAGHDAD
IRAQ'S president predicted yesterday that a new government could be formed within weeks and said the country's main political groups had reached an agreement in principle on a coalition of national unity.

German hostage in Iraq 'kept part of ransom'

Tuesday January 24 2006

Kate Connolly
in Berlin
A GERMAN archaeologist kidnapped in Iraq last year was found on her release to have some of the ransom money paid to her abductors in her possession, according to investigators.

US raises heat on Iraqi politicians

Monday March 27 2006

Patrick Cockburn
in Arbil
THE US is desperately seeking to pressure Iraqi politicians into forming a national unity government, to reverse the country's slide into civil war.

Battle for Baghdad has started, say Iraq leaders

Saturday March 25 2006

Patrick Cockburn
in Arbil
THE battle between Sunni and Shia Muslims for control of Baghdad has already started, say Iraqi political leaders.

Iraq on alert as Saddam faces death sentence

Saturday November 04 2006

IRAQIS are bracing themselves for a fresh wave of violence if, as expected, the High Court in Baghdad gives its verdict in the trial of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Sunday and sentences him to death, writes Patrick Cockburn in Arbil.