Kim Sengupta, Gaylan al-Ogaidy, Independent UK. October 22, 2009. Abu Yousif fled Iraq after his life was threatened over his work for a U.S.-employed firm. "Working for foreigners made you a target, but I needed the money to feed my family."
Anna Badkhen, Ms. Magazine. August 24, 2009. A clandestine network of shelters helps Iraqi women who have been raped, battered or forced into prostitution.
Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. August 17, 2009. The American military withdrawal is stabilizing Iraq to a degree the neocons who got us into this war could never admit to.
Erik Leaver, Daniel Atzmon, Foreign Policy in Focus. June 29, 2009. Instead of sending soldiers stationed in cities home, the military has been expanding and building new bases in rural areas.
Abeer Mohammed, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. June 4, 2009. Few believe the capital is reverting to an earlier era of sectarian violence, but most accept that bloodshed will plague Iraq for years to come.
Basim al-Shara, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 29, 2009. As security has improved and curfews have eased, Baghdad's once-famous nightlife is slowly re-emerging.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 27, 2009. News that U.S. combat troops won't exactly withdraw from Iraqi cities on June 30th shows the ugly reality behind Obama's facade.
Dahr Jamail, TruthOut.org. April 21, 2009. Tit-for-tat killings, roadside bombs and suicide strikes are rising -- and no sign of reconciliation between Sunni militias and the Iraqi government.
Hazim al-Shara, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 2, 2009. Suicide bombers struck in Hilla, Baghdad, Mosul and Diyala last month, targeting security forces, civilians and leaders.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 30, 2009. Sgt. Joseph Mayo was sentenced to 35 years for his role in the killing, in which four Iraqis were bound, shot, and thrown in a canal.
Emad al-Shara, Zaineb Naji, Daud Salman, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. March 18, 2009. Iraqis are doubtful that incoming provincial councils will boost employment, curb corruption or bring basic needs like water to their homes.
Abeer Mohammed, Neil Arun, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. March 2, 2009. Iraq's election commission has taken center-stage in a battle over ballot-rigging allegations.
Dahr Jamail, Tomdispatch.com. February 14, 2009. Fallujah remains devastated, even as the U.S. military delivers shrink-wrapped bricks of $100 bills to the sheiks in charge.
Zaineb Naji, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. February 12, 2009. Secularists’ promises of security, services and unity resonated with voters tired of overtly faith-based parties.
Institute for War and Peace ReportingFebruary 11, 2009. Many Baghdadis say they will not vote in December if newly elected leaders do not deliver on their promises.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 5, 2009. Iraqi voters have rebuffed religious parties and cemented the power of the country's Prime Minister.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 3, 2009. The U.S. likes to cast elections as proof of the legitimacy of the occupation, but many Iraqis saw their votes as a way to end it.
Dahr Jamail, IPS News. January 29, 2009. Voting takes place on January 31. 444 seats in 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces will be contested by 14,431 candidates from more 400 parties.
Fatih Abdulsalam, Azzaman. January 27, 2009. Security requires political stability and national reconciliation -- and both are far from happening in Iraq.
