An accurate count of women and girl victims of sexual violence is almost impossible to achieve since many victims do not report such cases or even seek medical attention. In addition, the breakdown in ...

BAGHDAD, March 18 -- A cool, gentle breeze blew off the Tigris River, drifting over the white-washed walls of the Hawar Art Gallery. With his friends, Maher Samarai paused to appreciate the moment, ...

BAGHDAD — They have come, just over the southern horizon. No one in the city has seen them yet, but the steady drumroll of bombs, the steady thunder of artillery and the impunity with which allied ...

While there can be no doubt that the reasons why many rapes go unreported include cultural attitudes and long-term institutional issues, the current breakdown in the policing and security system has ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Father Habib Hermiz of the Saint George Chaldean Church in Baghdad says Christians are becoming targets of extortion as the country’s security situation continues to unravel. In July, a band of ...

There are two Baghdads and both are important although one is insubstantial. The Baghdad in the bombsights (concrete highways, parking lots, sprawling suburbs, smog) is a drab big city, hotter than ...

A boy hunting in Baghdad during a sandstorm in 2003.Credit... Supported by Photographs and Text by Moises Saman Mr. Saman is a photojournalist. Twenty years ago this week, I witnessed the opening ...

Reporting from Baghdad — For weeks now, Capt. Ghassan Ghani and his team of workers, cranes and long-bed trucks have stripped away what has been a fixture of this city since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion ...

The Baghdad blogger is back. After nearly six weeks offline -- a break that many thought bore bad tidings for Salam Pax -- the pseudonymous weblogger has returned with nearly two months' worth of ...

MOSUL, Iraq-“She’s lucky I didn’t shoot her,” said Sgt. First Class James Johnson, 43, of Queens, N.Y., via England and MOSUL, Iraq-“She’s lucky I didn’t shoot her,” said Sgt. First Class James ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Conflict: Desert Storm II – Back to Baghdad is the sequel to last year’s Conflict: Desert Storm, a squad-based action game set during the days of the ...