Hope for Northern Iraq

Water shortages have been so prevalent in northern Iraq, so much so that over 100,000 Iraqis have been forced to evacuate their homes since 2005. UNESCO has hired workers to repair aqueducts in the region, providing relief to northern Iraq.

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"In Pictures: Iraq's Trickle of Hope - In Pictures - Al Jazeera English." In Pictures: Iraq's Trickle of Hope - In Pictures - Al Jazeera English. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.

3/29/13

A wave of mosque bombings is only a part of the uprising violence in Iraq due to the up coming elections. These provincial polls will be held on April 20th and are the first elections held since three years ago. 11 Candidates have already been killed.

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"Iraqi Cities Hit by Wave of Mosque Bombings." - Middle East. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/baby-noor/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

U.S. Reporter in Iraq says story of Iraqi girl is metaphor for the war.

"She was someone who the Americans saved, but now she's unfinished business, seemingly forgotten by those same people who helped her."

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"Iraq's Baby Noor: An Unfinished Miracle." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.

MultiMedia Iraq 2/20/13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OAxkRNUBmFk

Photographs of the Iraq War taken over a period of six years by Yuri Kozyrev.

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"Multimedia." NOOR. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.

2/20/13

"How people go about their work, seek entertainment, and try to lead a normal life despite all the risks, attacks and violence that still haunt this city." -Agence France-Presse photographer Patrick BazIraqi models share their pictures backstage during a hairdressers' and make-up artists' festival in Baghdad on Feb. 9, 2013. It was the first time that this kind of festival had taken place in the Iraqi capital since 1999.

An Iraqi bride sits in her wedding car on Feb. 7, 2013.

A young man shows off on his motorbike during the Friday motor show in Baghdad's al-Jadriya district on Feb. 8, 2013.

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"Dressing up and Heading Out: Baghdadis Make the Most of Resurgent Social Life." NBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.

2/20/13

In Baghdad, the iranian-backed Shiite group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq 'the League of the Righteous' has been infiltrating its influence across Iraq. The former militant group has been entering the realm of politics by setting up political offices an implanting programs to help widows and orphans and establishing religious schools. “Asaib Ahl al-Haq was founded as an Islamic resistance movement to fight the American occupation, but now this stage is over,” he said. “Now we have entered a new phase, which is to make people aware of Asaib Ahl al-Haq.”


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Sly, Liz. "Iranian-backed Militant Group in Iraq Is Recasting Itself as a Political Player." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.

2/09/13

Demonstrator cries outside of U.S. Embassy in protest of the deaths and injuries caused by a rocket attack on an Iranian dissident camp.

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"Attack on Iranian Dissident Camp in Iraq Kills Five." | Reuters. N.p., 09 Feb. 2013. Web. 09 Feb. 2013.