BAGHDAD — With the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq in its fifth year, one leading study estimates that more than 655,000 Iraqis have been killed — with no end to the violence yet in sight. Left behind are loved ones who continue to mourn their loss, as well as what might have been. Iraq was once
Anger Builds in Falluja Over Security Crackdown
FALLUJAH — The city that was mostly destroyed by the U.S. military operation Phantom Fury in November 2004 has been under curfew for over two weeks, with no signs of relief. Located 70 kms west of Baghdad, the city made headlines when four Blackwater USA security mercenaries were killed and their bodies horrifically mutilated on
Sick of Their Government
BAGHDAD — Reports of the poor health among high-ranking Iraqi politicians are being seen as symbolic of the popular mood here about the U.S.-backed government. In late February, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was flown to neighbouring Jordan for medical treatment amid conflicting reports about his health. Sources in Amman and from Talabani’s office in Baghdad