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Leila Fadel
Vow to fight raises question: How long will Iraq's calm last?
Thousands of detainees once held at U.S.-controlled prisons in Iraq are being released as the violence there dies down. But many Iraqis believe the relative calm is the eye of the storm, not its end, and many of those being released now say they haven't given up armed struggle against the U.S. presence. | 03/30/09 15:32:00 By - Leila Fadel
Arrest of Sunni leaders raises fears of broader clashes
Tensions were high in Baghdad's Fadhil neighborhood Sunday after hours-long clashes on Saturday and Sunday over the arrest of the leaders of the Sons of Iraq militia movement. The Sons of Iraq members turned over their weapons, but the clashes have cast a harsh light on a U.S. program on which Iraq's stability may depend. | 03/29/09 19:21:00 By - Leila Fadel
Sunnis U.S. called allies in Iraq rebel after their leader's arrest
Sunni Muslim militants staged a violent uprising in central Baghdad Saturday after Iraqi forces detained a leader of the Sons of Iraq, the mostly Sunni paramilitary force that U.S. officials credit with helping to quell Iraq's violence. Sixteen people were injured in the ensuing battle, and five Iraqi soldiers were missing — snatched Saturday night by members of the Sons of Iraq. | 03/28/09 17:44:00 By - Leila Fadel
String of deadly Iraq bombings reflects Kurdish-Arab tensions
A suicide bomber attacked mourners at a Kurdish funeral in a town north of Baghdad, killing at least 25 and injuring at least 45 in the worst of a series of four bombings around Iraq Monday. Altogether, 37 people were killed and 60 were wounded in the attacks. The violence reflects rising tensions between Iraq's Kurds and Sunni Muslim Arabs. | 03/23/09 14:14:00 By - Laith Hammoudi and Leila Fadel
In Iraq, a boy named 'War' turns 6
Iman Kadhim felt the contractions at 2 a.m. on March 20, 2003. The streets of Baghdad were deserted; people cowered in their homes awaiting the U.S. invasion. But the baby wasn't going to wait. A neighbor with a car gave Iman and her husband a ride to the hospital. They heard the baby's first cry before dawn. Then they heard the first explosions. They named their new son Harb — Arabic for war. | 03/19/09 06:00:00 By - Leila Fadel
Iraq's Kurdish-Arab tensions threaten to escalate into war
At the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Mosul, Khasro Goran, the deputy governor of Iraq's Nineveh province, is worried about the future. | 02/18/09 15:43:00 By - Leila Fadel
Volatile Anbar province a test of Iraq's future
After the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the predominantly Sunni Muslim province west of Baghdad was the breeding ground of the Sunni insurgency and al Qaida in Iraq. Many Sunnis in Anbar, however, rebelled against the militants when they grew too harsh, joined the Awakening movement and allied with their former enemy, the U.S. Now, after the provincial elections, Anbar is at the center of hopes that a unified, democratic Iraq can emerge from six years of sectarian strife. | 02/17/09 17:07:00 By - Leila Fadel
Good news: Big loser in Iraq elections may have been Iran
The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, founded in Iran during that country's war with Iraq, has dominated Iraq's political life since U.S.-sponsored elections in 2005. But its candidates lost throughout the country in last weekend's elections, while the party of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki did well, particularly in Baghdad. | 02/04/09 18:09:00 By - Trenton Daniel and Leila Fadel
With tension rising, Iraq will recount ballots in Anbar
Iraq's electoral commission vowed to recount ballots from some polling stations in Anbar province after tribal leaders accused the Iraqi Islamic Party, which currently controls the provincial council, of rigging the vote. Among the protesters: the head of the Awakening Council whose alliance with U.S. Marines is credited with defeating al Qaida in Iraq. | 02/04/09 12:45:44 By - Leila Fadel
Low turnout in Iraq's election reflects a disillusioned nation
Voter turnout in Iraq's provincial elections Saturday was the lowest in the nation's short history as a new democracy despite a relative calm across the nation. Only about 7.5 million of more than 14 million registered voters went to the polls. Interviews suggest that the low voter turnout also is an indication of Iraqi disenchantment with a democracy that, so far, has brought them very little. | 02/01/09 16:12:00 By - Leila Fadel
In Iraq, a vote for the spirit of democracy
BAGHDAD — Saturday's provincial elections might have brought hope to some. | 01/31/09 17:23:00 By - Leila Fadel
Calm Iraqi election marred as thousands were denied vote
The day was free of election-related violence, but thousands of Iraqis were unable to vote because their names were missing from voter lists. Some confused Iraqis even wandered neighborhoods looking for a polling place that would accept their vote. The extent of the problem couldn't be determined, but thousands of Iraqis in some locales took to the streets to protest. | 01/31/09 17:23:00 By - Leila Fadel
Iraq largely peaceful as Iraqis pick new provincial councils
Iraqis walked to polling centers in 14 of the country's 18 provinces on Saturday to pick new local representatives, with no sign of election-related violence. Some voters walked three hours to their assigned polling places. The biggest complaint across the nation was missing names on the rosters at polling stations. | 01/31/09 10:46:25 By - Leila Fadel
'City of death' may be key to Iraq's future
Diyala was once the bloodiest of the 14 provinces where Iraqis will vote Saturday for new provincial councils. Shiite Muslim Arabs, Sunni Muslim Arabs and Kurds rub against each other, and their battles transformed Baqouba from the city of oranges to the city of death. Al Qaida in Iraq killed hundreds in Baqouba's main square and just last week, a family of nine was slaughtered in their home. Now everyone in Diyala is waiting to see if ballots, rather than bullets, can bring change. | 01/29/09 18:26:00 By - Leila Fadel
Behind Iraqi walls plastered with promises, tragic stories
Every wall that surrounds the homes of potential voters in Diyala province is covered in posters promising change and hope, but behind them there are likely to be tragic stories of loss. | 01/29/09 18:20:00 By - Leila Fadel
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