Iraq

03/05/2013 / IRAQ

A vision of hell: The aftermath of a bombing in Iraq

 
At 6:30 am on Monday morning, Moutah Slemane, a resident of Al Amarah in southern Iraq, witnessed a bomb explosion — just one of the many fatal attacks that took place in the country in April. Stunned but safe, he picked himself up and started filming the chaos unfolding around him. Read more...
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Moutah Slemane

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22/03/2013 / IRAQ

Prisoners clubbed with batons at Abu Ghraib prison

 
Baghdad Central Prison, previously known as Abu Ghraib, continues to be rocked by prisoner abuse scandals. An amateur video showing inmates being beaten up has been leaked onto the Internet. These prisoners have been described as Sunnis. This has fed sentiments by Sunnis that they are being discriminated against in a country largely ruled by Shiites, and which continues to be shaken by civil unrest. Read more...
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Mustapha H.

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04/01/2013 / IRAQ

An insider's account of the Shiite pilgrimage to Karbala

 
Shia Muslims from around the world have poured into the holy city of Karbala in Iraq for the annual pilgrimage Arbaeen. It’s not only often a lengthy journey, it’s also a dangerous one. Read more...
 
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سعود العود

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22/03/2012 / IRAQ

Iraqi "emo kids" harassed and killed by Islamic extremists

 
In Iraq, sporting an emo look can get you into serious trouble. For the past few weeks, teenagers who dress in emo fashion have been targeted by Islamic extremists, who claim they are effeminate Satan-worshippers. Dozens of them have already been brutally killed. Read more…
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Kadhem

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19/12/2011 / IRAQ

Drone films last US convoys leaving Iraq

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Team Observers

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02/05/2011 / WORLD

Not everyone is celebrating bin Laden’s death

 
News of Osama bin Laden’s death sent thousands of Americans celebrating in the streets of New York and Washington D.C, but in parts of the Middle-East, the mood is not as joyful. In Pakistan, some even refuse to accept that he is dead. Read more…
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Hossam Saleem

Hussein.Ali

Yunos Bakhshi

Raja Islam

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12/04/2011 / IRAQ

Iraq blacks out clashes at Iranian exile camp

 
Deadly clashes broke out on Friday, April 8 between Iraqi troops and members of a controversial Iranian opposition group that was sheltered in Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s rule but now faces increasing hostility from the current Iraqi government. Because journalists are kept far from the scene, the event has largely escaped international attention. Read more...
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Hussein.Ali

Shahriar Kia

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14/10/2010 / IRAQ

Shocking videos show systematic humiliation of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers

A former US soldier who served in Iraq has posted a series of three videos on Youtube called “Fun with Iraqi Detainees”. What they show doesn’t exactly match most people’s idea of fun. Read more and watch the videos...

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Team Observers

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30/03/2010 / IRAN

The price of oil for Iranian mine clearers

Twenty years after the end of the ruthless Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), landmines continue to maim and kill those charged with clearing them. The authorities have been accused of botching early demining efforts in order to allow big oil companies to resume drilling operations as quickly as possible – a decision mine-clearers are still paying the price for. Read more...

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Reza A

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19/03/2010 / IRAQ

Iraqi temple: Disneyland for coalition troops

The Iraqi city of Ur: a cradle of civilisation, an archaeological landmark and, according to the bible, the birthplace of Father Abraham. For six years Iraqis themselves were banned from visiting the site, while hoards of American soldiers and other coalition forces were being bussed in daily. Read more...

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Kassib al-Naiima

Franco d Agostino

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