FACTBOX: Challenges facing Iraq 5 years after U.S. invasionReuters
March 11, 2008
Following are some of the challenges Iraqi Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki faces, five years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein.
Keeping Iraq in the Dark
New York Times (op-ed)
March 11, 2008
LACK of electricity is still a big problem in Iraq, and there’s lots of blame to go around. Much of it goes to the usual suspects: too many insurgent attacks, too few experienced engineers and technicians. But there’s another factor, big and getting bigger, which you probably haven’t read about. It’s one that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his bureaucrats could solve quickly, if they wanted to: Iraq’s Ministries of Oil and Electricity are at loggerheads.
The State of Iraq: An Update
New York Times
March 9, 2008
IRAQ’S security turnaround has continued through the winter. The question for 2008 is whether Iraqi security forces can preserve and build on this improvement as they increasingly bear more of the responsibility as the number of American troops declines (and as refugees and internally displaced Iraqis try to return to their homes).
Women bear brunt of Iraq bloodshed
Associated Free Press
March 8, 2008
"There was a stranger at the door. He gave me an envelope which had two bullets and a letter that said 'if you do not close your beauty parlour, we will kill you. Your work is haram (forbidden),'" says Asma Kadhim, 40, one of the thousands of Iraqi women facing the brunt of daily bloodshed.
Iraqis who fled war are still stalked by mental distress
Lebanon Daily Star
March 6, 2008
Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are suffering from high levels of emotional and psychological distress, said a study released this week by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) aimed at assessing the mental health and psychosocial needs of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.
Jobs needed or Iraq troop pullout at risk
Reuters
March 5, 2008
The United States may be forced to halt planned troop withdrawals from Iraq unless Iraqi authorities move faster to create jobs and improve basic services, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday.
3 comments:
That chart from Brookings is very interesting. Glad someone is keeping track of all the numbers, because it doesn't seem our government is!
FYI, consolidating recent articles has been very helpful in keeping up with what's going on. Thank you.
I read somewhere that the overall news coverage on Iraq has been scaled back, leaving the average American with an even less clear picture of what's going on there. These news summaries are a valuable resource.
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