New UN-controlled Fund for Iraq The Bush administration reluctantly allowed the establishment of a development fund for Iraq that would not be under US control, […]

Iraq not on Turkey’s Agenda Turkish Interior Minister Cemil Cicek said Monday that the ball is in the court of the US and the Interim […]

Sharon’s attack on Syria Soured Plan to provide Electricity to Iraq A deal for Syria to provide electricity to northern Iraq in return for exports […]

Kirkuk railway Police Strike for back Pay Hundreds of Kirkuk railway police went on strike Monday, protesting the arrears in their salaries. Demonstrators said they […]

US Troops Accused of Using Excessive Force A new report suggests that US troops in Iraq have used excessive force and inflicted unnecessary casualties on […]

Kurds uneasy in New Iraq The Kurdish minority in Iraq fought enthusiastically alongside US troops to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Its two simple demands are that […]

US HQ, Large Hotels in Baghdad Barricaded; the Rise of the Luxury Hotel Militias. Journalist Hazim al-Amin has returned to Baghdad for al-Hayat, and reports […]

Barzani Greets Turkish Indecision on Troops In an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat in the United Arab Emirates, Massoud Barzani greeted the Turkish government’s new state […]

Two US Soldiers Killed, One injured at Kirkuk Guerrillas near Kirkuk fired on a US patrol with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns late Saturday, […]