Iraq Violence at Record Highs in All Categories

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 According to the Pentagon's latest report, violence in Iraq has reached record levels in all measured categories, with a 32 percent increase in attacks on U.S. troops. The 50-page document also notes a 60 percent increase in civilian casualties since the formation of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Death Squads’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2006 UPDATE: Google has removed the video. Watch this chilling, full-length documentary (produced by UK's Channel 4) showing Shiite militia groups waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Baghdad. It contains footage and details never before seen in the West. Watch it, and read the accompanying article. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Civil War Leaves No Sanctuary for Wounded

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2006 Shiite militias have been conducting death raids on Iraqi hospitals, signaling an escalation in the sectarian violence that plagues the country. Many Sunnis, some seriously wounded, have been forced to seek medical attention at home, or in illegal clinics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Friedman Jumps on the Antiwar Bandwagon

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2006 Tom Friedman, the NY Times columnist whose Mideast and Iraq war analyses formed the "conventional thinking" for centrists and lefties the world 'round, has thrown in the towel on his three-year-long support of the Iraq war: "It is now obvious that we are not midwifing democracy in Iraq We are baby-sitting a civil war" (more) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 The Ethiopian army has crossed into Somalia as tensions build between the transitional Somali government and the Islamic militia that controls Mogadishu. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sectarian Blood Bath Drenches Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Over 100 people were killed in a three-day stretch A N Times reporter writes, "Militias now appear to be dictating the ebb and flow of life in Iraq". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Militia With Fatah Ties Deploys in West Bank

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2006 Fatah has links to the milita forces in the West Bank while Hamas has forces on the ground in Gaza Tensions between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (Fatah) and Hamas (click here for profiles) continue to mount in the small and economically devastated Palestinian territories . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Blogger Laments Rise of Clerics

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2006 The young, UK-raised Iraqi dentist--whose writing has run in the Washington Post--says this in a recent blog: "Islamic clerics (of all denominations) never fail to disgust me(more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seven Questions: What’s Next for Iraq?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 An Arabic-speaking U.S. reporter in Iraq talks about the possible collapse of the country, and urges American policymakers to make friendly overtures toward Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Leader to U.S.: Stop Meddling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 Jafaari rebuffs Bush's alleged call for him to step down, telling Washington to stop interfering in Iraq's politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Envoy: Iran Supporting Iraq Insurgents

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2006 The pretense has been shattered The US is explicitly accusing Iran of supplying money and training to anti-U fighters in Iraq . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Claim: U.S.-Trained Iraqi Police Abetting Massacres

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 Time magazine says evidence is mounting that the Shiite-dominated police force has become a corps of shock troops bent on killing Sunnis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )