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'They Burn Themselves'new
Kurdish women's advocates struggle against tradition in the world's oldest city.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
01-11-2006 |
International
Good Cop, Bad Cop: The State of the Iraqi Policenew
Of all Iraq's security forces, the regular uniformed police are the most vital to maintaining security in this troubled country; they're also the most corrupt and the least reliable. First of two parts
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
09-26-2005 |
International
Temperatures Rise in Southern Iraqnew
The response to Iraqis who demand to know when the British Army will leave Al Muthanna is "when Al Muthanna can take care of itself" -- but to do that, the town and the rest of southern Iraq need power, water, and planning. All three are in short supply.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
08-26-2005 |
International
Tags: international
The Brit Way in Iraqnew
British forces stationed in southern Iraq, outside the U.S. sphere, don't face occupational hazards as intense as those experienced by their American counterparts.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
07-19-2005 |
International
In Relatively Calm Southern Iraq, Impatience Growsnew
A British commander in Iraq's Maysan Province says the security situation has grown worse in the past few months, and residents are eager to rule their own province.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
07-05-2005 |
International
U.S. Troops Patrol Insurgency's Front Door in Mosulnew
For the past few months, the worst place in Iraq has been Mosul. Violent death is only part of the equation.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
05-03-2005 |
International
Former Guerrillas in Kurdistan Dream of Nationhoodnew
While some Kurds dream of a pan-state Kurdistan that would unite all Kurds under one government, that's unlikely as long as both Iran and Turkey have all those tanks and helicopters, and as long as the U.S. has any say.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
04-13-2005 |
International
Tennessee Troops Patrol Volatile Eastern Iraqnew
Diyali Province is a potential battleground between Iraq's religious and ethnic groups, and between the West and Iran. The fear is of a full-on, all-out, 1,000-dead-per-day war, like the one between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
02-25-2005 |
War
