Stories by Ahmed Ali
Ali is IPS' correspondent in Iraq's Diyala province. He works in close collaboration with Dahr Jamail, IPS' U.S.-based specialist writer on Iraq.
A military operation that was said to target al-Qaeda has instead targeted Sunni Muslims, creating new sectarian tensions.
Posted on Aug 27, 2008
With temperatures sky-high and drought on its way, Iraqis in need of electricity are looking to Iran for relief.
Posted on Aug 12, 2008
While some Iraqis cautiously look towards Obama, many believe neither candidate will withdraw from Iraq anytime soon.
Posted on Jun 27, 2008
Iraqis who say they have seen dead bodies floating in rivers have good reason not to believe official figures of the war's death toll.
Posted on Jun 2, 2008
After more than five years of U.S. occupation, the Iraqi people dream of things that people in other countries take for granted.
Posted on May 28, 2008
Tensions rise in Iraq, as U.S. arms multiple factions.
Posted on Mar 5, 2008
The Awakening Councils in Diyala province are stepping up their protests against the government in Baghdad.
Posted on Feb 18, 2008
The surrender isn't working!
Posted on Feb 12, 2008
As in all conflict areas, women, along with children and the elderly, have suffered most in occupied Iraq.
Posted on Feb 1, 2008
"Every one of these prisoners has a family, and these families now have reason to hate Americans."
Posted on Jan 28, 2008
The U.S.-backed Iraqi government will half Iraqis' rations because of "insufficient funds and spiraling inflation."
Posted on Dec 28, 2007
Iraq's neighbors are becoming unable to take on more of the country's refugees.
Posted on Nov 6, 2007
"In order to create a reason for the coalition forces to stay in Iraq, they create an enemy and fight him."
Posted on Nov 5, 2007
Residents of Baquba have good reason to fear all sides in Iraq's muddled conflict.
Posted on Aug 21, 2007
