Articles by Suhail Ahmad

8 articles since 2005

Uneasy calm holds after Samarra attack

World | By Tina Susman and Suhail Ahmad | June 15, 2007
The wide avenue outside was eerily silent Thursday as the shopkeeper placed a tiny frozen chicken onto the counter. Read more
 

Iraqis mourn broken link to the past

World | By Tina Susman and Suhail Ahmad | April 14, 2007
An elderly man sat on a chair in front of his house, lamenting the loss of yet another piece of his past. Read more
 

Everyday errands amid everyday chaos

World | By Suhail Ahmad | January 25, 2007
I was scheduled to work an afternoon shift Wednesday, so I had time beforehand for some mundane errands. Read more
 

A Tight Community Torn Apart

World | By Suhail Ahmad | August 31, 2006
The vendors arranged their wares on rickety carts. Read more
 

He Shows Mercy to the Dead

World | By Jeffrey Fleishman and Suhail Ahmad | August 24, 2006
They arrive in borrowed wooden coffins. Read more
 

Plan for More U.S. Soldiers Greeted With Skepticism

World | By Julian E. Barnes and Suhail Ahmad | July 23, 2006
Iraqis expressed doubt Saturday that a plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in the capital would reduce the violence that has warped daily life here, rendering stories of killings and kidnappings unremarkable. Read more
 

Iraq Frees Hundreds of Prisoners in Nod to Sunnis

World | By Suhail Ahmad and Solomon Moore | June 8, 2006
Iraqi authorities released nearly 600 prisoners Wednesday out of a total of 2,500 who are scheduled to be freed this week in an effort to appease Sunni Arabs who say their sect has been unjustly persecuted by Iraq’s police force. Read more
 

Hillah Car Bomb Ignites Rage

World | By Ashraf Khalil and Suhail Ahmad | March 2, 2005
A black banner hangs near the outdoor market of this rural southern town expressing condolences for the “innocent martyrs who were killed at the hands of the sinful traitorous terrorists during the cowardly attack.” Read more
 
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