Dahr Jamail

With Ali al-Fadhily KHALDIYA, Iraq – The bomb went off just outside the school as the IPS correspondent stood speaking to children and teachers within. The headmaster smiled. "You will hear many of these every day if you stay here another day or two," he said. "The resistance will not stop until the last American … Continue reading “Iraq: Resistance to Occupation Not Just for Fighters”

With Ali al-Fadhily BAQUBA – The little-known city of Baquba is emerging as one of the hotbeds of resistance in Iraq, with clashes breaking out every day. The violence in this city 30 mi. northeast of Baghdad is also now spreading elsewhere around Diyala province. "The new waves of terror are now forming a variety … Continue reading “Baquba Erupts”

With Ali al-Fadhily RAMADI – Reports of the setting-up of U.S.-backed Sunni militias have brought new uncertainty to deepening chaos within Iraq. Some Sunni leaders from the troubled al-Anbar province west of Baghdad recently met away from their tribes to set up new militias, according to local reports. These new armed groups have received early … Continue reading “US Now Using Militias to Enforce Occupation”

With Ali al-Fadhily BAGHDAD – Renewed raids at Iraqi homes by joint U.S.-Iraqi security forces are angering Iraqis – while failing to improve the worsening security situation. “Operation Forward Together should be called ‘To Hell Together,’” 53-year-old Hamid Fassal, an estate broker from the Dora region of Baghdad, told IPS, referring to the major U.S.-Iraqi … Continue reading “Home Raids Provoke
Increased Unrest in Iraq”

With Ali al-Fadhily RAMADI – U.S. forces are resorting to collective punishment of civilians in several cities across the al-Anbar province west of Baghdad, residents and officials say. "Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar province, is still living with the daily terror of its people getting killed by snipers and its infrastructure being destroyed," Ahmad, a … Continue reading “US Resorting to ‘Collective Punishment,’ Iraqis Say”

With Ali al-Fadhily FALLUJAH – After enduring two major assaults, Fallujah is under threat from U.S. forces again, residents say. "They destroyed our city twice, and they are threatening us a third time," 52-year-old Ahmed Dhahy told IPS in Fallujah, the Sunni-dominated city 30 mi. west of Baghdad. "They want us to do their job … Continue reading “Fallujah Under Threat Yet Again”

With Ali al-Fadhily RAMADI – The U.S. military has lost control over the volatile al-Anbar province, Iraqi police and residents say. The area to the west of Baghdad includes Fallujah, Ramadi, and other towns that have seen the worst of military occupation, and the strongest resistance. Despite massive military operations that destroyed most of Fallujah … Continue reading “US Losing Control of al-Anbar Province”

BEIRUT – As the war in Lebanon approaches the one-month mark, and amid the destruction of much of Lebanon, Hezbollah appears to be gaining strength within the country and around the Arab world. The Israeli aim of widespread bombing of the Lebanese infrastructure in order to create resentment against Hezbollah seems to have played into … Continue reading “Hezbollah Rides a New Popularity”

BEIRUT – The poster on the corniche near the American University campus in Beirut has become justly well known. It shows a Muslim woman in full black abaya walking next to a slender woman in a bikini. Together, they’re the face of Beirut. Again this weekend Israeli jets bombed the Muslim areas of Beirut, "Hezbollah … Continue reading “Beirut Lives On With Its Ill-Fated Charm”

QANA, Lebanon – Red Cross workers and residents of Qana, where Israeli bombing killed at least 60 civilians, have told IPS that no Hezbollah rockets were launched from the city before the Israeli air strike. The Israeli military has said it bombed the building in which several people had taken shelter, more than half of … Continue reading “‘No Hezbollah Rockets Fired From Qana’”