Tens of thousands of detainees held without trial in Iraq, many of whom were recently transferred from US custody, remain at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, Amnesty International said in a new report... more

• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister
• + incensed over the census

The last American combat troops have left Baghdad. Seven years after their arrival, their presence brought more to the country than just the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime. Iraq is now a different country... by  Kholoud Ramzi in Baghdad  more

• + Thousands of Iraqi detainees at risk of torture after US handover
• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + incensed over the census

The date for the Iraqi census is fast approaching. After a period of relative peace, the looming survey has put heat under simmering conflicts between Kirkuk’s different ethnic groups. Kurds insist on the census... by  Yaseen Taha in Kirkuk  more

• + Thousands of Iraqi detainees at risk of torture after US handover
• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister

Reports of ‘violent verbal arguments’ between the Iraqiya bloc leader, Iyad Allawi, and Saleh al-Mutlaq, who heads the National Dialogue Front, have caused many in the Iraqi media to question the bloc’s ability... by  Hayder Najm in Baghdad  more

• + Thousands of Iraqi detainees at risk of torture after US handover
• + Bye Bye, Mister
• + incensed over the census

The Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) ’s Negotiation Paper was submitted three weeks ago in an attempt to resolve ‘the current crisis of government formation’ and to set-out the Kurdish negotiating position. The... by  Sirwan Gharib in Sulaymaniyah  more

• + Thousands of Iraqi detainees at risk of torture after US handover
• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister

"Before criminalizing non-fasters in public areas, security forces should be criminalized," said Suhayb al-Rawi, a resident of al-Malaab area in al-Ramadi city center in responding to an order issued at the beginning... by  Special Correspondent in al-Anbar  more

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• + ramadan - a time to get closer to your political party
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The Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s population of around 4 million people is 95 percent Muslim. The region is also home to over 4,500 mosques. It is fertile ground for the Islamic parties, especially during Ramadan. All... by  Khabat Nawzad in Sulaymaniyah  more

• + Iraq is flying
• + Anbaristan: police to hunt fast-breakers
• + the aviator

It’s the middle of the day and... by  Adel Kamal in Mosul  more

• + Iraq is flying
• + ramadan - a time to get closer to your political party
• + Anbaristan: police to hunt fast-breakers

It’s risky, but more and more... by  Hayder Najm in Baghdad  more

• + Thousands of Iraqi detainees at risk of torture after US handover
• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister