As U.S. leaves, Iraqi forces still under construction

reuters 11-DEC-11

Bahrain commission issues brutal critique of Arab Spring crackdown (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 28-NOV-11

Month Passes With No U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq

IHT 01-SEP-11

Assad defies US as crackdown continues

telegraph 13-AUG-11

Yemen's president recovering in Saudi Arabian hospital

telegraph 06-JUN-11

Webber: F1 wrong to reinstate Bahrain

cnn 04-JUN-11

Iraq premiere at world's biggest tourism fair (AFP)

news 10-MAR-11

Activist: Palestinian trips had no link to terror (AP)

news 08-FEB-11

Moqtada al-Sadr: Supports New Iraqi Government

globalsecurity 10-JAN-11

Muqtada al-Sadr returns to Iraq from exile

telegraph 06-JAN-11

2011 will be a turning point for U.S. military in Iraq

cnn 31-DEC-10

Maliki's chief Shiite rivals choose candidate to vie for his job

latimes 04-SEP-10

Iraqi gunmen use children as bait

channel4news 11-AUG-10

Iraq oil hub Basra hoping to see its share of wealth

reuters 10-AUG-10

Iraqi officials see U.S. as neglecting the country

latimes 26-JUN-10

U.S., Iraqi forces report killing two al Qaeda leaders

washtimes 20-APR-10

Al-Jaafari wins controversial Iraqi cleric's support

cnn 07-APR-10

Al-Maliki ahead in race for Baghdad

aljazeera 13-MAR-10

Video: 2010 Iraq Elections Unfold

CBSnews 09-MAR-10

Iraq car bomb kills 3 in Najaf

latimes 06-MAR-10

Car bomb kills 18, injures dozens in Baghdad

cnn 26-JAN-10

U.S. troops may be sent to Iraq's Arab-Kurdish 'trigger line'

latimes 17-AUG-09

Two Britons held in Iraq ”very likely” dead

ft 29-JUL-09

Iraqi Kurds voting in elections

RTERadio 25-JUL-09

Obama holds talks with Iraq PM

aljazeera 22-JUL-09

U.S. Bases in Iraq "Prison-Like" for GIs

CBSnews 20-JUL-09

US warns Iraq of 'difficult days'

bbc 01-JUL-09

Iraq says it won't delay first postwar oil bidding

kuwaittimes 17-JUN-09

At least 15 dead in Baghdad market bombing

cnn 06-MAY-09

Fall in revenues threatens Iraq security plans

ft 25-MAR-09

Which way now for Iraq?

channel4news 30-JAN-09

Suicide bomber kills 38 at Iraq checkpoint

latimes 04-JAN-09

Turkish PM scorns Armenia apology

bbc 17-DEC-08

President Bush avoids shoes thrown by an Iraqi journalist

thetimes 14-DEC-08

Deadly start to December in Iraq

euronews 01-DEC-08

Iraq parliament delays vote on security agreement

latimes 26-NOV-08

Four killed in twin Baghdad bombs

bbc 06-NOV-08

Suicide bombers kill 13 in Baghdad

channel4news 02-OCT-08

U.S. Begins Transferring Control of Sunni Militias to Iraqi Government

WashingtonPost_B 01-OCT-08

Iraq reserves right to hold Blackwater trial

metimes 17-AUG-08

Analysis: Words that hide the withdrawal

thetimes 10-JUL-08

Obama seizes on Iraqi calls for timetable

ft 09-JUL-08

Stalemate in Iraq over Extending U.S. Military Presence

NPRnews 14-JUN-08

Iraqi prime minister says security deal talks with U.S. at dead end

latimes 13-JUN-08

Iraqi leader arrives in Iran for talks

cnn 08-JUN-08

Baghdad clashes 'kill 17 gunmen'

bbc 08-MAY-08

Iraq to hire 100,000 new security personnel for Basra

telegraph 01-APR-08

US may pause Iraq troop pull-out

bbc 11-FEB-08

At least 34 killed in Iraq suicide attacks

telegraph 26-DEC-07

For Kurds, Iraq is a distant memory (AFP)

news 17-NOV-07

US should change tack with Iraq Shiites: think-tank (AFP)

news 16-NOV-07

Sunni chiefs killed in Iraq blast

bbc 09-NOV-07

Turk PM, Bush discuss Kurd rebels

cnn 05-NOV-07

Brown visits Iraq for Basra talks

guardian 02-OCT-07

Sunni bloc back in Iraqi parliament

aljazeera 08-SEP-07

Four Iraqi journalists shot dead near Iraq's Kirkuk

reuters 09-MAY-07

Think tank calls for new approach to settle Kirkuk status

irna 21-APR-07

Influential Iraqi cleric pulls allies out of cabinet

IHT 17-APR-07

Sadr loyalist ministers quit Iraq government

guardian 16-APR-07

Infant among 14 killed in Kirkuk sucide truck bombing

independent 03-APR-07

Iraqi deaths on the rise

aljazeera 02-APR-07

Preventing Genocide In Iraq

arabworldnews 30-NOV-06

Iraq leader struggles with sectarian violence, criticism ahead of Bush summit

IHT 26-NOV-06

Disarming militias is not easy

IHT 26-NOV-06

Cabinet meets as bombs hit Iraq

aljazeera 21-MAY-06

Iraqi Government Sworn in Amid Violence

guardian 20-MAY-06

Iraq to get unity government

ft 19-MAY-06

Iraq bomb attack kills 40

thesun 27-MAR-06

Iraqi Shi'ites call for national unity after shrine bombing

euronews 24-FEB-06

Holocaust Remarks Seen As Iranian Strategy

guardian 17-DEC-05

WP: Experts cautious about Iraq vote

newsweek 16-DEC-05

Prime minister says insurgents' aim is civil war

arabworldnews 21-DEC-04

[ says]: It’s not just regime and the protesters anymore,

news 28-NOV-11

[ said]: If the [Assad] regime is gone, it will offer an opportunity for the Kurds to push forward for autonomy, and of course they will try,

wsj 29-SEP-11

[ said]: The militia groups involved are being paid by the Iranians to make trouble for the Americans, and that means that their main objective is no longer there if the Americans withdraw all their troops,

IHT 04-SEP-11

[ said]: The militia groups involved are being paid by the Iranians to make trouble for the Americans and that means that their main objective is no longer there if the Americans withdraw all their troops,

IHT 01-SEP-11

[-said]: The point is how strong and cohesive the government, the ruling coalition and the security forces are. That is going to determine whether these guys (al-Qaida) have an opportunity or not. You need to dry up their opportunities,

news 16-AUG-11

[-said]: The point is how strong and cohesive the government, the ruling coalition and the security forces are. That is going to determine whether these guys (al-Qaeda) have an opportunity or not. You need to dry up their opportunities,

khaleejtimes 16-AUG-11

[-said]: The point is how strong and cohesive the government, the ruling coalition and the security forces are. That is going to determine whether these guys (al Qaeda) have an opportunity or not. You need to dry up their opportunities,

CBSnews 16-AUG-11

[ said]: The unrest in Syria has exacerbated the old sectarian divides in Iraq because the Shiite leaders have grown close to Assad and the Sunnis identify with the people,

IHT 13-AUG-11

[ said]: The Kurdish military maneuver in Kirkuk in February was both a message to the U.S. to keep its troops on the ground beyond 2011 - which is a Kurdish interest - and a way of testing the resolve of the Baghdad government,

reuters 31-JUL-11

[ said]: The Kurdish military manoeuvre in Kirkuk in February was both a message to the U.S. to keep its troops on the ground beyond 2011 - which is a Kurdish interest - and a way of testing the resolve of the Baghdad government,

trust 31-JUL-11

[ said]: What has been the case in the past is that Maliki has come under pressure from his own party who are furious about the increasing power of the Sadrists,

IHT 01-JUL-11

[ says]: The U.S. has a fundamental interest in keeping its relationship with the Saudis on an even keel, and Bahrain is its biggest issue,

time 10-JUN-11

[-said]: The president's sons and nephews control a significant part of the security apparatus,

cnn 07-JUN-11

[-says]: A lot of banks are thinking of leaving and relocating, so they have been really worried,

time 04-JUN-11

[ says]: Bahrain's not going to go back to normal; that's not going to happen anytime soon,

time 04-JUN-11

[-says]: They won't have the trappings now that will allow them to try people in military courts,

time 04-JUN-11

[ says]: Bahrain’s harsh crackdown and Saudi military intervention are fanning the flames Manama and Riyadh say they want to extinguish

crisisgroup 06-APR-11

[ says]: Bahrain's harsh crackdown and Saudi military intervention are fanning the flames Manama and Riyadh say they want to extinguish

reliefWeb 06-APR-11

[ says]: The security measures along the trigger line have kept the area calm, but the troop presence reminds the population that this situation is unsustainable without a settlement

crisisgroup 28-MAR-11

[ says]: If the road to the elections was hard, the road after them could be harder

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ states]: More is required to lay the foundations of a lasting, stable relationship, including a peaceful, consensus-based solution to the Kirkuk question

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: For the Kurds, this deadline could be a self-laid trap

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Rushing the constitution would lead to either popular rejection of the document or to general apathy toward it

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Only Washington may have the leverage necessary to bring the sides around the table to forge an agreement that holds Iraq together

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: It’s now up to Iraq’s religious authorities to urge their followers to remain calm in the face of provocations, and to political leaders to lower their dangerously inflammatory rhetoric, lest a low-intensity conflict turn into a full-scale sectarian war and the country disintegrate

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The class struggle between the Shiite merchant elite represented by ISCI and the Shiite urban underclass represented by the Sadrists is more likely to shape Iraq’s future than the sectarian conflict

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The Bush administration is preoccupied with saving Iraq by its new security plan in Baghdad and has ignored the Kirkuk crisis

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: should be given up

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The best approach would combine greater U.S. carrots, for example security guarantees and a relaxation of U.S. sanctions, with EU sticks, including the already announced support for UN Security Council action in the event Iran does not verifiably renounce any military nuclear effort

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Ruling parties enjoy built-in advantages that will make it hard to translate severe popular disappointment into clear repudiation at the polls

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The issues at the heart of the political struggle cannot be solved individually or sequentially and the current governing structure does not want, nor is able, to take advantage of the surge to produce agreement on fundamentals

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Further crackdowns in response to the bombings could backfire unless the problems that are driving popular dissatisfaction with the regime are taken on with equal vigour

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Right now, neither central nor local authorities possess the legitimacy needed to hold Iraq together - that has to change

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: To prevent an outbreak of deadly ethnic conflict after it pulls out its forces, Washington should craft an exit strategy that encourages Iraqis to reach a series of bargains on power, resources and territory

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The constitutional endeavour is and should be a strictly Iraqi-owned project

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The country should use its traditional instruments – social and religious tolerance, cooptation of adversaries – to forge a more inclusive compact that reduces sectarian stigmatisation and absorbs the Huthis

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The refugee crisis presents a test that virtually all are failing

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The international community must be modest in implementing 1701 for as long as it is not prepared to be ambitious in its regional diplomatic efforts

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: In its ethnically-driven intensity and its ability to drag in regional players such as Turkey and Iran, the Kirkuk issue can have a devastating impact on efforts to rebuild a fragmented state

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: As the U.S. is forced by a worsening insurgency to concentrate on instability in the rest of the country, things in Kirkuk might well get out of hand and the communities there find themselves in a violent stand-off

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Turkey needs stability in Iraqi Kurdistan, whatever its eventual status

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Although such openness might create a possible backlash among the Kurdish population, postponing the revelation of a historic compromise until the moment a deal is sealed could trigger an even worse reaction

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ said]: and he can't afford to,

EgyptianGazette 14-MAR-11

[ said]: What we're seeing is symptomatic of the weakness of the Iraqi state,

EgyptianGazette 14-MAR-11

[ says]: Much is at stake in the endless negotiations over forming a new government, but perhaps nothing more important than the future of the nation’s security forces

crisisgroup 10-MAR-11

[-said]: These are really critical checks and balances on the prime minister’s powers,

khaleejtimes 04-MAR-11

[-said]: These are really critical checks and balances on the prime minister's powers,

AP 03-MAR-11

[ said]: These societies are deeply religious,

theglobeandmail 05-FEB-11

[ says]: While the sort of demands being voiced across the region are very similar - better governments, accountability, fighting corruption, political reform generally - the countries we're dealing with are very different,

time 01-FEB-11

[ says]: While the sort of demands being voiced across the region are very similar — better governments, accountability, fighting corruption, political reform generally — the countries we're dealing with are very different,

time 01-FEB-11

[ says]: the security forces were handing out water and juice,

time 01-FEB-11

[ said]: Iraq has serious problems that need to be addressed,

AP 21-JAN-11

[ said]: Kuwait was of course traumatized by the invasion in 1990,

cnn 17-JAN-11

[ said]: Now we see a thaw of sorts, we'll have to see how far it goes,

cnn 17-JAN-11

[ says]: First of all, he was no longer scared the Americans would go after him because it’s not so much in the American hands,

csmonitor 10-JAN-11

[ said]: The American occupation was always a useful rallying point but his objective is power in Iraq,

CBSnews 05-JAN-11

[-said]: The reason clearly is that it would be very difficult for him to mobilize political support for it. It is a scenario opposed by Iran and the Sadrists, and is fully embraced only by the Kurds, while everyone else will tell you one thing in private while saying the opposite in public,

cnn 30-DEC-10

[ says]: that went beyond the sharing of ministerial positions,

reliefWeb 28-DEC-10

[-explains]: The Sadrists have an unsavory record, and the U.S. lacks flexibility in Iraq,

time 21-DEC-10

[-said]: it's going to be a government that is beset by problems,

AP 21-DEC-10