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  • 27 Jun 2009
    Armed Forces Day adds insult to injury

    Today is the UK's first Armed Forces Day. It is a thinly veiled attempt to deflect scrutiny of politicians who have made disastrous decisions about war, says Symon Hill. But sentiment is no substitute for accountability.

  • 22 May 2009
    We need bridges to peace not angry rhetoric, says minister on Iraq visit

    A Christian minister from the USA has travelled to Iraq as part of a small group visit to highlight the need for relationship-building as well as political action in addressing issues of peace and justice in the midst of conflict.

  • 1 May 2009
    End of UK combat operations in Iraq leaves huge task of repair

    Organisations working for a reversal of the tide of violence in the Middle East welcomed the end of the six-year British military mission in Iraq yesterday, and called for continued investment in development, peacebuilding and change.

  • 23 Apr 2009
    Christian Peace Witness for Iraq to gather on Obama's 100th day

    Hundreds of peace activists are expected to rally in Washington DC on 29-30April 2009, encouraging continued progress in withdrawal of forces from Iraq, humane refugee resettlement policies and reform in interrogation practices.

  • 19 Apr 2009
    Iran breaks agreement to stop shelling Kurds

    Last month Iran broke an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to stop attacks on villages in the Pshdar district, according to a fresh report coming out of Iraq.

  • 18 Mar 2009
    Join Amnesty's campaign to stop Iraq executions

    Amnesty international is urging campaigners to help stop the execution of 128 Iraqis. Amnesty International reports that the Iraqi government plans to execute as many as 128 people in the next couple of weeks.

  • 16 Mar 2009
    Birmingham theological colleges to hold lament ceremony for Iraq war

    Students and staff from The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education and St Francis Hall in Birmingham University will hold a lamentation ceremony on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war.

  • 8 Feb 2009
    No votes for thousands of Iraqi Kurds

    Even though the physical voting process at the Iraqi electoral sites seemed fair, the IHEC's implementation of its internal registration rules, led to a flawed outcome disfavouring the Kurds, says Peggy Gish.

  • 13 Jan 2009
    A chance to hear about alternatives to violent conflict

    The escalating conflict in Gaza frays all well-intended political and faith-based efforts at peacemaking in the Middle East, says Wilson Tan. But Christian peacemaking is still a viable and necessary option.

  • 28 Nov 2008
    Iraqi Parliament agrees dates for US military withdrawal

    The Iraqi parliament has voted to accept a deal on the future withdrawal of US troops from the country after negotiations with the White House, the State Department and a variety of interests and voices within the country.