Shortage of Safe Water in Missan, Iraq Poses Health Risk
A shortage of chemicals for water purification is adversely affecting water quality in Missan Province, a predominantly Shia region some 380km south of Baghdad, and posing a health risk as people resort to drawing water from the polluted River Tigris
Blackwater's Killing Incident Stirs Anger, Uproar
The Sept. 16 shooting incident involving the private security firm Blackwater USA has stirred anger in Iraq and an uproar in the United States.
Fear Among Iraqi Refugees as Cholera Crosses Border
Despite the efforts of the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization (WHO) to contain a recent cholera outbreak, the disease has already spread to half of the country and has also crossed the border into Iran.
Iraqi Communist Party Rejects Biden's US Senate Resolution
The Iraqi Communist Party has firmly rejected the non-binding resolution presented by Senator and US presidential candidate Joseph Biden, and adopted by the US Senate on 26 September 2007.
Britain: Brown Government Delays Withdrawal to Please Bush
Gordon Brown suggests that about 1,000 British troops who are bogged down in Basra could return home by Christmas – a familiar refrain from first world war commanders.
Five-year Plan for Iraq?
At the Democratic presidential candidates' debate on September 26, the three top-polling candidates declined to promise that they would remove U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of their first term in office.
Difficult to Access Needy People in Iraq's Diyala Province, say aid workers
The humanitarian situation in Diyala Province, eastern-central Iraq, is deteriorating because of continuing tension between armed factions and the difficulty of accessing internally displaced persons and the needy.
The Fishers of Men: Officers vs. Psychopaths
One of best arguments for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq can be based on our own self-interests. The fact that we are murdering and killing Iraqis and destroying their country and culture does not seem to impress the political class in the US.
Iraqi Refugees Resort to Begging in Jordan
Ali Abdul Rahman, a 12-year-old Iraqi immigrant, joins an army of Jordanian beggars as they throng the vibrant streets of Amman in their tattered clothes, seeking a handout during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
