A young boy views the devastated homes around him in Fallujah.
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This resource summary highlights a selection of web-based resources that focus on Iraq.
The resources listed below provide information on and analysis of the current humanitarian situation of the Iraqi people and plans to deal with the humanitarian consequences of the war. There are also references to international humanitarian law resources and general principles to uphold during humanitarian action.
Links are provided to online information about Iraq, including a sample selection of references selected from FMO, which include full-text documents, journal articles, web resources, and organisations.
Forced Migration Review's, Special Issue: ‘Iraq's displacement crisis: the search for solutions’ (June 2007) assesses the scale of the displacement and highlights the inadequacy of current responses.
Podcast
Iraqis in Jordan (Recorded December 2007 - February 2008)
Video
Iraqis in Egypt: Time is Running Out (Filmed 2008)
Research Guide
Chanaa, Jane. “FMO research guide: Iraq” (July 2003, Revised November 2007)
Selected Resources on Iraq.
The ‘country information’ resource summary in FMO’s Thematic Resources section includes background country information on Iraq.
For more country of origin information, browse through the “country profiles” resources in the Web Catalogue.
History & Politics
- 1UpInfoEncyclopaedia, Middle Eastern Political Geography.
- Butt, Gerald, and Assiyasi, Al-Mushahid, ‘Saddam Hussein - his rise to power’, BBC Arabic Magazine, Tuesday, 17 November 1998
- Kafala, Tarik, ‘The Iraqi Ba’ath Party’, BBC News Online, 25 March 2003
- US Committee for Refugees Country Report: Iraq.
Economy
Political violence and human rights
Iraq (highlighted in red) in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait.
The Gulf Conflicts
Population displacement up to March 2003
- The Guardian, ‘One in six Iraqis are in exile, and they want this war’, 16 August 2002
- Human Rights Watch, ‘Iraq: Forcible expulsion of ethnic minorities’, Vol 13, no. 3(E), March 2003.
- Human Rights Watch, ‘Iraqi Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Persons: Current Conditions and Concerns in the Event of War’, February 2003
- Ridhaa, Farouk, RUSI Newsbrief: ‘The Iraqi Opposition: An Update’ 14 December 2002
- Save the Children Emergency Updates
- Scotland on Sunday, ‘Divided exiles prepare to govern Iraq’, 15 December 2002
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), Press Releases
Iraq after Saddam
- Christian Aid, ‘Christian Aid in Iraq’, December 2004
- Global IDP Database, Iraq: Continued insecurity adds to vulnerability of over 1 million IDPs, IDP Database profile, updated November 2004
- Guardian Unlimited, Iraq timeline: July 16 1979 to January 31 2004
- Human Rights Watch, Country Summary: Iraq, January 2005
- Human Rights Watch, Iraqi Elections: Human Rights Concerns: Questions and Answers from Human Rights Watch, 23 January 2005
- International Crisis Group, Reconstructing Iraq, Middle East Report N°30, 2 September 2004
- International Crisis Group, What Can the U.S. Do in Iraq?, Middle East Report N°34, 22 December 2004
- The New York Times, Iraq's Displaced Voters, January 25, 2005, Mooney, Erin and Jarrah, Balkees, The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
- Oxfam, Iraq: War and Peace, Teachers resource
- Refugees International, ‘Iraq: Focus on women’s needs’, 30 April 2003
- UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), Iraq: Situation Report - Week in Review, 1 - 15 Jan 2005
- ReliefWeb, Iraq: No man’s land refugees, UNHCR, 10 Dec 2004
- University of York, Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, ‘Take grass roots approach to reconstructing Iraq’, press release
Further Web Resources
For more, search in the Web Catalogue
Books and Reports and Other Documents
For more, search in the Digital Library
- Fawcett, John, and Tanner, Victor, ‘The Internally Displaced People of Iraq’, The Brookings Institution-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement, October 2002
- International Crisis Group (ICG), ‘Baghdad: A Race Against the Clock’, Middle East Briefing 6, 11 June 2003
- International Crisis Group (ICG), ‘Iraq Backgrounder: What lies beneath’, Middle East Report, no. 6, 1 October 2002
- International Crisis Group (ICG), ‘War in Iraq: Political challenges after the conflict’, Middle East Report, no. 11, 25 March 2003
Other Relevant Organisations
For more, search in the Organizations Directory.
Journals
For more, search in Journals
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