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Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’
Published: 28/07/2010Dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded by US Marines in 2004, exceed those reported by survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945,…
Iraq: nessun governo, ritiro delle truppe?
Published: 25/07/201025/07/2010
Original Version: No government, but troop withdrawals
Mentre i politici iracheni continuano a portare avanti la loro pericolosa politica del rischio calcolato per cercare di ottenere vantaggi nel prossimo esecutivo, le truppe combattenti americane si preparano ad…
Iraq: a local dilemma or US design?
Published: 23/07/2010The former US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, recently described the Iraqi elections and their aftermath as “high drama and low comedy”. It is the perfect description, yet he should have added that this was a natural outcome of the…
Inside Story – Iraq’s political wrangling (video)
Published: 22/07/201022/07/2010 – Iyad Allawi, the former Iraqi prime minister whose Iraqiya coalition won 91 seats in the country’s March parliamentary election, has sought support to form a government from Moqtada al-Sadr, the Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia leader. What would it take for Allawi and al-Sadr to form a political alliance? And to what extent are outside forces hindering or aiding the process? (al-Jazeera English)
Perché l’Iran continuerà a bombardare l’Iraq
Published: 24/06/201024/06/2010
Original Version: Why Iran will continue to shell Iraq
La tattica delle incursioni militari oltreconfine permette a paesi vicini dell’Iraq, come l’Iran e la Turchia, di tenere sotto controllo il Kurdistan iracheno e di compromettere…
In Iraq si trascina un pericoloso vuoto politico
Published: 29/05/201029/05/2010
Original Version: Deadly power vacuum drags on in Iraq
La coalizione al-Iraqiya guidata dell’ex premier Iyad Allawi, pur essendo riuscita a riconfermare la propria vittoria elettorale dopo il riconteggio dei voti, rischia di non riuscire a formare…
Iraq – Allawi ahead, but falls behind
Published: 21/05/2010Although ex-prime minister Iyad Allawi has won a court decision and partial recount in the wake of Iraq’s March parliamentary elections, there is still no guarantee he will become the next premier.
On Monday, the appeals court reinstated nine winning…
L’errore iraniano in Iraq
Published: 18/05/201018/05/2010
Original Version: الخطأ الإيراني
L’Iran, che in Palestina e in Libano sostiene i gruppi della resistenza araba senza tener conto della loro affiliazione ideologica o confessionale, in Iraq applica una politica settaria aizzando gli sciiti contro la…
Al-Qaeda in Iraq blamed for attacks
Published: 11/05/2010Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been blamed for a wave of deadly attacks across the country that left at least 85 people dead and more than 300 injured.
Officials said that the more than two dozen bombings and shootings on Monday…
Iraq hit by deadly attacks (video)
Published: 11/05/201011/05/2010 – At least 74 people are reported to have been killed and hundreds more injured in a series of bombings and armed attacks across Iraq in one of the deadliest waves of violence this year. There are fears of more attacks as the political crisis over the formation of a new government continues (al-Jazeera English)
Il caos politico dell’Iraq potrebbe portare a una guerra civile
Published: 01/05/201001/05/2010
Original Version: Iraq’s Political Turmoil Could Lead to Civil War
Le recenti epurazioni di candidati ed il riconteggio dei voti lasciano temere che potremmo assistere a un rovesciamento del risultato elettorale del 7 marzo – scrive il…
Iraq’s Political Turmoil Could Lead to Civil War
Published: 28/04/2010The decision by an Iraqi court to disqualify dozens of candidates — including one winner from the Iraqiya coalition led by former premier Iyad Allawi — for alleged ties to the Baath party could push the country closer to civil…
L’approccio iraniano alla formazione del governo iracheno
Published: 26/04/201026/04/2010
Original Version: المقاربة الإيرانية لمأزق تشكيل الحكومة العراقية
La proposta iraniana di aiutare Washington in Iraq e in Afghanistan in cambio di un riconoscimento del ruolo iraniano da parte americana è una proposta fatta a spese dei…
Il pellegrinaggio dei politici iracheni a Riyadh e Teheran
Published: 25/04/201025/04/2010
Original Version: الحجيج العراقي الى الرياض وطهران
Il continuo pellegrinaggio dei politici iracheni a Riyadh e a Teheran potrebbe non accelerare la costituzione del governo promesso, né facilitare la soluzione della crisi…
When will Iraq’s crisis end?
Published: 24/04/2010With no sign of the crisis over forming a new Iraqi government easing, a panel on Monday ordered a partial recount of the votes cast in last month’s national elections, further inflaming tensions that many fear could turn violent, with…
Israele sta addestrando i curdi in Iraq?
Published: 19/04/201019/04/2010
Original Version: Is Israel training Kurds?
Le voci secondo cui militari e agenti dei servizi segreti israeliani starebbero addestrando unità di elite curde nel Kurdistan iracheno hanno rinnovato le preoccupazioni dei turchi – scrive l’analista turco Dogu…
UNA STRANA STORIA DAL NORD IRAQ
Published: 16/04/2010Negli anni ’80, durante la guerra tra Iran e Iraq, i curdi iracheni approfittarono della situazione disastrosa del paese per rivendicare uno stato autonomo nel Nord Iraq. Durante il periodo della guerra di Saddam Hussein contro l’Iran, i…
Iraq – No democratic revolution yet
Published: 06/04/2010The second Iraqi parliamentary elections — rare in an Arab country — proved to be a damp squib. Contrary to the expectations about how a successful electoral exercise might set off democracy fever in the Middle East, the Baghdad ballot…
Iraq – la vittoria di Allawi potrebbe tenere a freno l’influenza iraniana
Published: 31/03/201031/03/2010
Original Version: Allawi win could curb Iran’s influence
La vittoria elettorale di Allawi in Iraq è stata salutata con grande sollievo dai regimi arabi sunniti – scrive il giornalista Hamza Hendawi
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La sorprendente dimostrazione di forza…
Si consolida un’identità irachena laica
Published: 28/03/201028/03/2010
Original Version: هوية عراقية ‘علمانية’ تتبلور
La vittoria della coalizione dell’ex premier Iyad Allawi alle elezioni irachene è stata salutata positivamente in molti paesi arabi come una possibile via d’uscita dal settarismo, che apre la strada alla…
Doubt after Iraq’s poll result (video)
Published: 27/03/201027/03/2010 – Iraq’s long electoral process has produced a winner after months of campaigning – but the country is still little closer to a clear outcome. And while the UN envoy to Iraq has called the the process “credible” there is still much work to be done before a stable government can be formed (al-Jazeera English)
Iraq: democrazia rimandata
Published: 27/03/201027/03/2010
Original Version: Iraq’s delayed democracy
Ben lungi dall’essere un trionfo, le elezioni nazionali irachene hanno creato un vuoto costituzionale e di leadership, mentre prevale il settarismo – scrive il professore libanese Fawaz Gerges
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Anche se le…
Una strategia di “disimpegno” in Iraq e in Afghanistan
Published: 25/03/201025/03/2010
Original Version: Now for an Extrication Strategy
Americani e inglesi sembrano volersi “svincolare dai propri oneri” in Iraq e in Afghanistan; nemici e alleati avvertono questo desiderio e predisporranno i loro piani di conseguenza – scrive il…
Iraq: Women’s rights in danger
Published: 24/03/2010Prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq, women working in the public and government sectors were entitled to receive a year’s maternity leave under family laws enforced by the former Saddam Hussein leadership.
In the seven years since the US-led…
Iraq election front-runners court possible allies
Published: 23/03/2010BAGHDAD — With the complete results in Iraq’s election just days away, there were signs Monday the two front runners were reaching out to other political parties, signaling the start of the jockeying to form the next ruling coalition.
None…
I seguaci di Muqtada al-Sadr escono più forti dalle elezioni in Iraq
Published: 20/03/201020/03/2010
Original version: Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections
Il movimento sadrista si profila come uno dei grandi vincitori delle elezioni irachene – scrive il giornalista americano Anthony Shadid
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I seguaci di Muqtada al-Sadr, un…
Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections
Published: 17/03/2010BAGHDAD — The followers of Moktada al-Sadr, a radical cleric who led the Shiite insurgency against the American occupation, have emerged as Iraq’s equivalent of Lazarus in elections last week, defying ritual predictions of their demise and now threatening to…
La caotica fase post-elettorale irachena
Published: 14/03/201014/03/2010
Original Version: The messy aftermath of Iraq’s elections
Le prime stime dei risultati elettorali in Iraq lasciano presagire una lunga fase di mercanteggiamenti tra le diverse fazioni per formare un governo di coalizione – scrive l’analista Ranj…
Where is Iraq heading?
Published: 14/03/2010There is no doubt that the people of Iraq were remarkable participating by the millions in the second national elections since the US occupied the oil-rich country in 2003, but whether this momentous event marks a new beginning in the…
Iraq’s PM Leads in Early Baghdad Vote Count (video)
Published: 13/03/201013/03/2010 – A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south (AP)
Iraq: l’affluenza al voto ha raggiunto un solido 62%
Published: 09/03/201009/03/2010
Original Version: Turnout for Iraq election solid at 62 percent
L’alta affluenza alle urne, del tutto inaspettata alla vigilia, testimonia la volontà degli iracheni di uscire da anni di guerra e di tragedie; il panorama politico post-elettorale…
Gli iracheni ignorano le violenze e vanno a votare. Ma il difficile arriva adesso
Published: 09/03/201009/03/2010
Original Version: Iraqis Ignore Violence and Vote. Now the Hard Part
Rispetto alle elezioni appena concluse, il periodo postelettorale iracheno sarà ancora più denso di incertezze; qualunque direzione prenderà l’Iraq, sia che vada verso una maggiore centralizzazione…
La politica sciita e le elezioni in Iraq: prepararsi alla vittoria ed alla battaglia successiva
Published: 06/03/201006/03/2010
Original Version: Shi’i Politics: Preparing for Victory and for the Next Battle
L’ultimo anno prima delle elezioni del 7 marzo in Iraq ha visto la nascita di nuove coalizioni all’interno del fronte sciita iracheno; alla luce dei…
Iraq’s election, the future of Iraq, and the Kurdish stand
Published: 06/03/2010All the indicators clearly show that post-Saddam Iraq is anything but a democratic state.
Former Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani stated that the forthcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held on March 7, are very important for…
Elezioni in Iraq: il punto di vista iraniano
Published: 05/03/201005/03/2010
Original version: The Iranian dimension
La priorità iraniana in Iraq e in Medio Oriente è sostenere l’antiamericanismo, non lo sciismo – scrive l’accademico iraniano Sadegh Zibakalam
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E’ opinione comune tra molti esperti e osservatori dell’Iran che…
Early voting begins in Iraq (video)
Published: 05/03/201005/03/2010 – Early voting has begun in Iraq’s parliamentary elections.
Security personnel, detainees and hospital patients were among those allowed to vote ahead of Sunday’s election, when most Iraqis will cast their ballots.
Security is tight after Wednesday’s suicide bomb attack in the city of Baquba, which killed at least 32 people (al-Jazeera English)
Suspicions swell as Iraq elections near
Published: 05/03/2010DAMASCUS – The Iraqi government is printing 26 million ballots for the March 7 elections, nearly 35% more than are needed for all eligible voters. Several contesting parties are crying foul play, claiming that the extra 7 million ballots will…
Elections in Iraq overshadowed by the US-Iran Confrontation
Published: 03/03/2010
The first half of 2009 was relatively quiet in Iraq. The main events were the January provincial elections, the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi cities at the end of June, and a substantial drop in violence throughout the…
Elezioni irachene all’ombra dello scontro USA-Iran
Published: 03/03/2010
La prima metà del 2009 era stata relativamente tranquilla per l’Iraq. Episodi salienti erano stati le elezioni provinciali di gennaio, il ritiro delle truppe americane dalle città irachene alla fine di giugno, ed una sensibile diminuzione della violenza nel…
Scontro USA-Iran in Iraq
Published: 03/03/201025/02/2010
Original Version: US vs Iran in Iraq
Il 18 febbraio, l’ambasciatore americano Christopher Hill ha fatto presente che potrebbero volerci mesi affinché si formi un nuovo governo a Baghdad dopo le elezioni previste per il 7 marzo…
Un regime settario nichilista precipiterà l’Iraq nell’abisso più profondo
Published: 03/03/201018/02/2010
Original Version: نظام طائفي عدمي… سيغرق العراق في هاوية أعمق
La politica irachena non aveva fatto in tempo ad uscire dalla crisi della legge elettorale che è stata coinvolta in una crisi più profonda e più grave,…
Elezioni irachene: soldi stranieri gestiscono la campagna elettorale
Published: 03/03/201025/02/2010
Original Version: انتخابات العراق: أموال خارجية تدير الحملات الانتخابية
Come potranno essere indipendenti le tue decisioni, se prendi denaro da qualcuno per finanziare la tua campagna elettorale? Questo interrogativo viene posto da cittadini e politici iracheni, ma…
La democrazia irachena: non così sanguinosa come ai tempi della guerra, ma ancora caotica
Published: 03/03/201023/02/2010
Original Version: Not as bloody as war but still messy: Iraqi democracy
L’Iraq viene sempre più spesso definito “il conflitto dimenticato” a causa del fatto che l’attenzione e le risorse degli Stati Uniti si sono spostate verso…
L’Unione Patriottica del Kurdistan: rinascita o sopravvivenza?
Published: 03/03/201024/02/2010
Original Version: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan: Revival or Mere Survival?
Mentre tutte le fazioni politiche irachene sono in competizione in vista delle elezioni parlamentari del 7 marzo, nel Kurdistan iracheno la concorrenza interna è particolarmente intensa. Soprattutto…
Iraqi elections – more foreign than domestic interest
Published: 03/03/2010There are many claims and complaints that external elements are trying to manipulate the coming elections in Iraq. Some of these are substantiated while others are made for propaganda purposes. That there are strong external influences is beyond doubt. Some…
Head to head in Iraq
Published: 03/03/2010Parliamentary elections in any country tend to be influenced by local issues and concerns and sometimes by personalities. While politics is more complicated than that, voters still tend to give their votes to the candidates they trust and will serve…
The main issues facing Iraq’s next government
Published: 03/03/2010Iraqis vote in an election on March 7 seen as a test of Iraq’s young and tenuous democracy, its ability to provide security, and the prospects for reconciliation between warring factions after years of violence.
The next government faces a…
Iraq’s Refugee Crisis
Published: 03/03/2010Psychological distress among Iraqis is on the rise. Though normalcy has returned to a large extent and the country is picking up gradually, the issue of displaced persons is yet to be resolved. According to estimates, millions of Iraqis are…
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