Full Coverage: Iraq
March 2008
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03/31/2008
Yhdysvaltain sodanjohdon pyrkimykset heikentää Muqtada al-Sadrin johtamaa Mahdin armeijaa Irakissa ovat ristiriitaisia. Yhdysvallat syyttää Mahdin armeijaa Iran-kytköksistä, mutta veljeilee iranilaisten kanssa yhteistyötä tekevän Badr-järjestön kanssa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [United States] [Politics] [War and Peace] |
03/25/2008
Euroopan pakolaisjärjestöjen katto-organisaation ECREn tuoreen selvityksen mukaan eurooppalaisvaltiot kohtelevat Irakista panneita toisistaan poikkeavilla tavoilla. Eroja on niin kansainvälisen suojelun myöntämisessä, irakilaisten kiintiöpakolaisten vastaanottamisessa kuin kielteisen turvapaikkapäätöksen saaneiden kohtelemisessakin.
Read moreFrom: Pakolaisneuvonta Related: [Europe] [Refugees] Image: -
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03/20/2008
Despite the Bush administration's 'rhetoric' about success in Iraq, the U.S. strategy of dividing the Shia and Sunni populations -- giving political power to the former and military support to 'resistance' groups within the latter -- has the potential to bring violence to all time highs, writes Dahr Jamail.
Read moreFrom: Foreign Policy In Focus Related: [United States] Image: © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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03/19/2008
NEW YORK, Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in major towns and cities across the United States today to express their anger and frustration with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Activism] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Peace] |
03/19/2008
Irakin lapset ovat joutuneet kärsimään eniten sodasta ja miehityksestä, joka alkoi Yhdysvaltain hyökkäyksestä 20. maaliskuuta vuonna 2003. IPS haastatteli irakilaislapsia Baqubassa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Children] [Conflict] |
03/18/2008
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] Image: U.S. soldier watches over prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. © U.S. Dept of Defense / Amnesty International USA
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03/18/2008
A five-year downward trend in asylum applications in industrialised countries was reversed in 2007, largely because of an increase in the number of Iraqi asylum-seekers, according to provisional statistics compiled by the UN refugee agency.
Read more+ Carnage and Despair in Iraq From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
03/17/2008
Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the humanitarian situation in most of the country is among the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report issued today.
Read moreFrom: International Committee of the Red Cross Image: Red Cross, Crescent and Crystal
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03/14/2008
Yksityiset turvallisuusyhtiöt ovat värvänneet jo yli 6 000 ugandalaista toimimaan sotilaallisissa vartio- ja turvallisuustehtävissä Irakissa.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Uganda] [Arms & Military] [Security] Image: © Center for Global Development
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03/14/2008
It began with a blinding flash and promises of speedy victory. Five years on, the mission is far from accomplished, says Neal Ascherson.
Read moreFrom The New Statesman Related: [United Kingdom] [United States] |
03/14/2008
The number of Ugandans working as security guards in Iraq has hit the 6,000 mark, according to the Minister of State for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana.
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03/12/2008
Over 30 peace and justice organizations, bolstered by people across the United States, will unite next Wednesday for a day of nonviolent demonstration and civil disobedience against the U.S. war in Iraq.
Read moreFrom: United for Peace and Justice Related: [United States] Image: A January 2007 anti-Iraq war rally, Washington, DC. © Jeffrey Allen
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03/12/2008
The U.S. military needs help understanding Islamic cultures. But many anthropologists object to their colleagues working with the military, especially in combat situations, says William O Beeman.
Read moreFrom: Le Monde diplomatique Related: [United States] |
03/10/2008
Turkin hyökkäykset Irakin puolelle kurdiseparatistien PKK:n asemiin ovat jatkoa vuosikausia kestäneelle konfliktille, jossa on kuollut jo 40 000 ihmistä. Turkin armeijan hyökkäys on heikentänyt PKK:ta, mutta historia osoittaa, että sotilaallinen voima ei tuo konfliktiin loppua.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld España Related: [Turkey] [Conflict] |
03/04/2008
Although Jordan opened its schools to Iraqi students last August, many refugee youth struggle to study and live normal lives as their families remain mired in poverty.
Read moreFrom: International Rescue Committee Related: [Jordan] |
03/03/2008
Peace advocates are calling on Americans to hold events in their hometowns the day after the 4,000th U.S. military death in Iraq is announced.
Read moreFrom: American Friends Service Committee Related: [United States] |
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