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The term Berber (BEHR-behr) derives from ancient Greek descriptions of North African peoples. It is not a term used by traditional peoples themselves. In many North African countries, personal choice ...

The steady drip of U.S. casualties in Iraq is taking its toll on support for the war among Americans. With poll numbers plummeting, the Bush administration realizes it cannot deploy troops in Iraq ...

KIRKUK, Iraq -- This ethnically mixed city sitting atop vast oil resources has become dangerously polarized, with Kurds and Arabs vying to dominate it in the new Iraq. Talk of ethnic brotherhood has ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s fractious ethnic and religious parliamentary groups agreed yesterday to open debate on a contentious Shiite-proposed draft legislation that will allow the creation of federal ...

Iraq is in chaos, but the country's ethnic Kurds might come out ahead. They rule a semi-autonomous area in the north that is fairly prosperous and safe, and as the Iraqi army crumbled before militants ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has abandoned plans to hold its first census in two decades this year because of fears the survey could inflame tensions in northern areas disputed by Arabs and Kurds, ...

KIRKUK, Iraq -- In the ethnic melting pot of this northern Iraqi city, the challenges of creating a new, unified Iraqi army are clear. Half the recruits speak Kurdish, the other half Arabic. Loyalties ...

LONDON (AP) - Fractious Iraqi exile groups, united in little but their wish to get rid of Saddam Hussein, struggled to agree on a plan Saturday for a democratic government in Iraq if the president is ...

(Adds Iraqi Kurd reaction, paragraphs 9-11) By Evren Mesci ANKARA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq signed an anti-terrorism deal on Friday targeting Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, but ...