Stories by Dahr Jamail

Dahr Jamail is a feature story staff writer and producer for the Human Rights Department of Al Jazeera English. Currently based in Doha, Qatar, Dahr has spent more than a year in Iraq, spread over a number of trips between 2003 and 2013. subscribe to Dahr Jamail's feed

Iraq: 'Rules of Engagement Thrown out the Window'

Posted on: Mar 16, 2008, Source: IPS News

Winter Soldiers tell of gut-wrenching experiences of occupation.

Iraqi Women Hit Hard by Occupation

Posted on: Mar 10, 2008, Source: IPS News

Iraqi women once had more rights and freedom than most others in the Arab world.

Iraq: Clashes Between U.S.-Backed Forces Increase

Posted on: Mar 5, 2008, Source: IPS News

Tensions rise in Iraq, as U.S. arms multiple factions.

Iraq Refugee Problem Still a Growing Crisis Despite Denials

Posted on: Mar 3, 2008, Source: IPS News

More Iraqis continue to flee their country than the numbers returning, despite official claims to the contrary.

Iraq Lies in Tatters Beneath a 'Surge' of False Claims

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008, Source: IPS News

When U.S. forces speak of a reduction in violence, many Iraqis simply do not know what they are talking about.

Iraq: 'Sunni Awakening' Groups Flexing Their Muscle

Posted on: Feb 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The Awakening Councils in Diyala province are stepping up their protests against the government in Baghdad.

Iraq: Bombing Creates New Enemies

Posted on: Feb 13, 2008, Source: IPS News

"This was savagery."

U.S.-Backed Sunni "Awakening" Militias Clash with U.S.-Backed Government

Posted on: Feb 12, 2008, Source: IPS News

The surrender isn't working!

Violence Draws Veil Over Iraqi Women

Posted on: Jan 31, 2008, Source: IPS News

As in all conflict areas, women, along with children and the elderly, have suffered most in occupied Iraq.

U.S. 'the Biggest Producer of Terror'

Posted on: Jan 28, 2008, Source: IPS News

"Every one of these prisoners has a family, and these families now have reason to hate Americans."

Rift Grows Between Iraqi Army and U.S.-Backed Militias

Posted on: Jan 25, 2008, Source: IPS News

Former resistance fighters are now being paid 300 dollars a month to stop attacking occupation forces.

Iraq: Less Violent But Not Less Hellish

Posted on: Jan 15, 2008, Source: IPS News

Looking around Iraq, one finds a ruined country.

The Myth of Sectarian Violence in Iraq

Posted on: Jan 8, 2008, Source: International Socialist Review

The policy is divide to rule.

A Slap in the Face for Iraq's Parliament

Posted on: Jan 4, 2008, Source: IPS News

Who will "liberate" Iraq from the Americans?

2007 Was Worst Year of Iraq Occupation

Posted on: Dec 31, 2007, Source: IPS News

Despite all the claims of improvements, the situation in Iraq keeps getting worse.

Saddam Provided More Food to Iraqis Than the U.S.

Posted on: Dec 28, 2007, Source: IPS News

The U.S.-backed Iraqi government will half Iraqis' rations because of "insufficient funds and spiraling inflation."

What If America Were Invaded and Occupied?

Posted on: Dec 20, 2007, Source: The Progressive

"Unembedded" journalist Dahr Jamail reviews <i>Meeting Resistance.</i> <i>With video</i>.

Military Slaughters Iraqi Civilians

Posted on: Nov 27, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com

Mainstream media would have you believe the U.S. military has only killed Iraqi "militants," "extremists" and "criminals" -- even when the people gunned down are women and children.

Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Iraq

Posted on: Nov 1, 2007, Source: Haymarket Books

A new book from journalist Dahr Jamail shows what life is really like for Iraqis.

Low Morale Has U.S. Troops in Iraq Pretending to Patrol

Posted on: Oct 26, 2007, Source: IPS News

Morale among US soldiers in the country is so poor, many are simply parking their Humvees and pretending to be on patrol, called "search and avoid" missions.

Iraq: Government Death Squads Ravaging Baghdad

Posted on: Sep 5, 2007, Source: IPS News

US-backed government is running death squads that follow the Latin America model from the 1970s and 1980s.

Dahr Jamail: Into the Iraqi Diaspora

Posted on: Aug 3, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com

Dahr Jamail discovers a refugee's life.

After Reporting in Iraq, America Feels Like a Bizarre Disneyland

Posted on: Jul 20, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com

After years of witnessing the apocalyptic violence in Iraq first hand, life in America is "nothing short of a schizophrenic experience" for veteran reporter Dahr Jamail.

Iraq's Forgotten Refugees

Posted on: Apr 23, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com

The invasion and occupation of Iraq is producing what might be the most severe refugee crisis on the planet, but no one is noticing.

Iraqi Refugees Speak of Escape From Hell

Posted on: Apr 12, 2007, Source: IPS News

Fleeing death threats and death squads, Iraqi refugees in Syria speak of the frightening reality they escaped from in Iraq.

Iraqis Are Running Out of Food

Posted on: Feb 21, 2007, Source: IPS News

Even the food system in Iraq is plagued by insecurities. Once a large agricultural exporter, Iraq's food supply has fallen apart under the U.S.-led occupation.

Government Lies Over Najaf 'Cult' Battle Exposed

Posted on: Feb 1, 2007, Source: IPS News

The Iraqi government lied about the killing of hundreds of Shias in an attack on Sunday aided by American forces, with the possible motive of stifling growing Shia-Sunni unity in the area of Najaf.

No Safety for Women in Iraq

Posted on: Dec 14, 2006, Source: IPS News

Women face an increased risk of rape and murder by militias and criminal gangs as lawlessness takes over the country.

Business Is the Next Big Casualty in Iraq

Posted on: Dec 3, 2006, Source: IPS News

Most Iraqi businesses have collapsed under the weight of U.S.-backed economic laws, the breakdown of security, lack of electricity and fuel, and soaring inflation.

Government Death Squads Ravaging Baghdad

Posted on: Oct 22, 2006, Source: IPS News

Two more morgues are planned for construction in Baghdad as death squad killings have soared -- 1,536 were killed in Iraq's capitol in September.

The Damage In Lebanon, and Beyond

Posted on: Aug 10, 2006, Source: TomDispatch.com

Lebanon has been bombed to a point where much of the country looks as it did in the worst periods of its brutal civil war.

Israel Accused of Using Illegal Weapons

Posted on: Jul 28, 2006, Source: IPS News

Human Rights Watch claims that Israel has dropped cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon, violating international law.

Lebanese Devastated In All Sorts of Ways

Posted on: Jul 24, 2006, Source: Inter Press Service

As the humanitarian crisis worsens by the hour, many Lebanese are angry at Hezbollah -- but they're even angrier at Israel.

A Disaster for the Lebanese

Posted on: Jul 14, 2006, Source: Inter Press Service

The latest Israeli onslaught of Lebanon is in full swing, driving thousands of Lebanese to flee the bombing of Beirut.

Why Stay In Iraq, Dick?

Posted on: Jul 10, 2006, Source: TruthOut.org

While the U.S. military futilely spins its wheels in the bloody sands of Iraq, it's the Iraqi people who are suffering the most.

Fallujah's Restoration is Far From Reality

Posted on: Jul 2, 2006, Source: IPS News

The people of Fallujah are struggling to survive amidst skyrocketing unemployment, lack of medical supplies and ongoing violence in the city.

U.S. Lays Waste to Another Iraqi City

Posted on: Jun 15, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Even as the House of Representatives debate the war on Iraq, the U.S. military is laying a heavy assault on Ramadi, with devastating results.

Torture as National Policy

Posted on: Mar 8, 2006, Source: TomDispatch.com

From Guantánamo to Iraq, the vicious abuse of prisoners by the U.S. military is business as usual.

Ignoring the Air War

Posted on: Dec 13, 2005, Source: TomDispatch.com

Why is the media not reporting crucial information about U.S. bombing runs in heavily-inhabited parts of Iraq?

The Zarqawi Phenomenon

Posted on: Jul 5, 2005, Source: TomDispatch.com

Reportage on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi amounts to statements from anonymous sources hardly less shadowy than he is. But who benefits from ongoing tales of this mystery man?

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