By Daniel Schearf Irbil 24 February 2008 The government of Iraq's Kurdistan region has blamed Baghdad and Washington for failing to stop Turkish military actions in northern Iraq. The Turkish incursion has cost dozens of lives and sparked concerns th...
By Mandy Clark Sodertalje, Sweden 20 February 2008 Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, more than four million Iraqis have fled their homes. About half of them left the country, altogether. Most of these refugees remain in neighboring countr...
By Deborah Block Irbil 12 February 2008 Iraq security forces have launched an intensive search for a British journalist and his Iraqi translator, kidnapped Sunday in the southern city of Basra. On Tuesday, another journalist from Iraq was found shot...
By Michael Bowman Washington 26 December 2007 The Iraqi Cabinet has taken a step aimed at promoting national reconciliation: a general pardon for thousands of prisoners held in Iraqi and American detention facilities. From Washington, VOA's Michael B...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 December 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says an estimated two-million children in Iraq are facing poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education. UNICEF says Iraqi children are paying too high a price for a war that was no...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 December 2007 Three research studies show that Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon are living under precarious circumstances. The UN refugee agency says the studies, which were conducted over the last few months, fin...
By Tendai Maphosa London 12 December 2007 The British government is being accused of reneging on a promise to help former Iraqi employees move to the United Kingdom. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. The accusation appeared...
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 December 2007 A senior Iraqi Shi'ite leader says his country is taking important steps toward a brighter future in matters of security, national reconciliation, governance, and the economy. VOA's Michael Bowman reports...
By Deborah Block Irbil 31 October 2007 In Baghdad Wednesday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki. They discussed ways to keep Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from striking inside Turkey. VOA's...
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 20 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds in the Iraqi border town of Zakho protested Saturday against Turkey's threat of possible cross-border military action. Turkey has threatened to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq, which...