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I. OVERVIEW
1.1. Historical background
- Iraq under Sadaam Hussein
1.2. Politics
1.3. Ethnicity, religion, and society
1.4. Geography and economy
II. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
2.1. Political violence prior to the 2003 US-led invasion
- The Kurds
- The Faili Kurds
- The Iran-Iraq War and the Anfal Campaign 1980-8
- The 1991 Gulf War and its aftermath
- The Marsh Arabs and the southern Shi'a
2.2. Population movements up to March 2003
- Internally displaced people (IDPs)
- Refugees inside Iraq
- Iraqis in exile
- Iraqi opposition groups
2.3. 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'
III. IRAQ AFTER SADDAM
3.1. Political progress
3.2. A security vacuum
3.3. Critical humanitarian needs
3.4. New displacement within Iraq
3.5. The challenge of unresolved property disputes
3.6. Refugees inside Iraq
3.7. Exodus from Iraq
3.8. Rebuilding society
3.9. Critical areas of concern
- IDP safety
- Host government capacity
3.10. Vulnerable groups
- Children
- Women
- Ethnic and religious minorities
3.11. The response of the international community
- Return and resettlement
IV. RESOURCES
4.1. Websites
- Organisations operating, or that have operated, in Iraq
- Research guides/sites
- Media
- Miscellaneous
4.2. Books and reports

Index of Research Guides