Archive: Northern Iraq
In Kurdistan, Wishes and Laughter
Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post"> Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post">Enlarge PhotoVIEW GALLERY (Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post) This is the place women come to make wishes. It is a holy shrine in Irbil province, in the mountains of Kurdistan. Muslims call it...
By washingtonpost.com | September 21, 2008; 11:58 PM ET | Comments (1)
Pause for Rest in the Desert
Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post"> Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post) At midafternoon in Diyala, a province northeast of Baghdad, the heavy grind of military tanks calms to a distant rumble. Even war is slowed by 120-degree...
By Tiffany Harness | August 25, 2008; 07:35 AM ET | Comments (0)
Small Comforts in Northern Iraq
Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post"> Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Andrea Bruce/The Washington Post) The main road leading to Man Kadir's house is a lazy stretch clogged by cows and goats, just inside rebel PKK territory in the Kurdish area...
By Liz Heron | May 26, 2008; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
