Al Qaeda in Iraq’s plans to attack telecoms network allegedly supported by Syrian agents
Story of the war
Syrian intelligence agents linked to al Qaeda in Iraq
October 23rd, 2010 | by Angus Stickler | published in All stories, Editor's picks, Story of the war, Terror & al Qaeda
One day in Iraq: 128 dead, including three women and one child
October 22nd, 2010 | by Yuba Bessaoud | published in All stories, Civilian deaths, Story of the war
An examination of a single day in Iraq at the height of the civil war reveals shocking bloodshed and violence
Husaybah: the devastation of an Iraqi border town
October 21st, 2010 | by James Ball | published in All stories, Carousel, Story of the war
Coalition forces battled for control of the town as insurgents took over, exploiting old smuggling routes to traffic weapons, explosives and fighters from Syria
76 cases of abuse challenges US report on Iraqi prisons
October 19th, 2010 | by Emma Slater | published in All stories, Detainees & torture, Story of the war
Secret files record dozens of allegations of torture by Iraqi authorities while American inspectors clear seven Iraqi jails
Iraq’s bloodiest month: December 2006
October 15th, 2010 | by Yuba Bessaoud | published in All stories, Carousel, Civilian deaths, Editor's picks, Story of the war
The secret files reveal that 103 civilians were murdered every day in the continuing bloodbath that engulfed Iraq in December 2006
Timeline of the Iraq War
October 12th, 2010 | by Sophie Clayton-Payne | published in All stories, Story of the war, The Iraq war logs
The time line plots the major events during the Iraq war from the decision to invade to the withdrawal of US combat troops
Al Qaeda’s use of chemical weapons
September 27th, 2010 | by Angus Stickler | published in All stories, Carousel, Story of the war, Terror & al Qaeda, Top stories
Saudi Arabia and Syria supplied chemical weapons to Al Qaeda in Iraq, enabling them to launch sophisticated rocket attacks on coalition forces and civilian targets. Angus Stickler analyses the leaked US military documents.
