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Wednesday 15 May 2013


RFE/RL Iraq Report
 
RFE/RL IRAQ REPORT
15.05.2013

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A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq

 
PKK Fighters Remain On Guard In Iraq As Peace Process Inches ForwardPKK Fighters Remain On Guard In Iraq As Peace Process Inches Forward 
The first of some 2,000 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey have crossed the border into Iraq's northern Kurdistan region under a peace plan agreed with Ankara. But what will they do there? More 
 
PKK Fighters Move Into Northern IraqPKK Fighters Move Into Northern Iraq 
The first group of 15 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters from southeastern Turkey arrived in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on May 14 as part of a peace process agreed between the Turkish government and the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan. Some 2,000 PKK fighters are meant to make the journey in the next four months. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq)More 
 
Scars And Smiles: The Different Faces Of IraqScars And Smiles: The Different Faces Of Iraq 
A little more than 10 years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service photographer Abbas Atilay traveled through Iraq to document the state of that war-torn country. Atilay's photos capture a vital and recovering Iraq, but also show the scars left by a decade of instability. (20 PHOTOS) More 
 
Iraq Election Results Indicate Growing PolarizationIraq Election Results Indicate Growing Polarization 
Iraq’s local elections ended without a single political bloc in the country walking away with a majority in any province. The results indicate deeper polarization and the hardening of sectarian lines in the country. More 
 
Iraq's Marshlands Bloom Again, Restoring Traditional Way Of LifeIraq's Marshlands Bloom Again, Restoring Traditional Way Of Life 
Since the ousting of Saddam Hussein's regime 10 years ago, the marshlands that he systematically destroyed have responded to efforts to replenish them with water and wildlife. RFE/RL looks at the prospects for marshland Iraqis who are returning to resume their traditional way of life. More 
 
'Dare To Tell The Truth': What Press Freedom Means To Me'Dare To Tell The Truth': What Press Freedom Means To Me 
While Freedom House classifies 13 of RFE/RL's broadcast countries as "not free," and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) puts three of RFE/RL’s broadcast countries squarely in the worst category, RFE/RL journalists are still on the ground, determined to report the news. More 
 
UN Marks 20th World Press Freedom DayUN Marks 20th World Press Freedom Day 
May 3 was proclaimed World Press Freedom Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. More 
 
Iraq: April Deadliest Month Since 2008Iraq: April Deadliest Month Since 2008 
The United Nation's mission in Iraq has said that April was the deadliest month in that country since June 2008. More