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Letter from the Executive Director

Welcome to IWPR’s new online environment.

It is a perilous moment for news – and for news gatherers. While international media see their business models collapse, the danger for journalists in the field has never been greater. Yet we re-launch our website with radical hope

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Sunni Militia’s “Struggle for Relevance”
Neil Arun
23 Jul 10
Recent deadly bombing underscores fraught future of Iraqi tribal force that fought insurgents.
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