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Unknown number of casualties as clashes break out between security forces and Popular Mobilisation Forces militiamen.
Feature: Blockades imposed on Anbar province have caused considerable suffering among the civilian population and resulted in the deaths of children from starvation or lack of medicine.
Blog: A weekly digest of the main human rights issues across the Arab world for the week 30 March-3 April, 2015.
Comment: The Middle East's powerful elites have deliberately entrenched sectarian divisions to maintain control in the wake of popular uprisings - but the worst may be yet to come.
Iraqi forces suffered losses as they continued their slow advance to retake Tikrit from IS militants, as senior intelligence officer warned that the battle is far from won.
Shia militia source say Iranian general Qasem Soleimani withdrew his forces earlier this week after failing to break Islamic State group's hold on Iraqi town.
A number of explosions have rocked the Iraqi capital, killing at least 19 people and wounding over 30, as Iraqi forces continue their operation to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State group.
As Iraqi forces continue their offensive to retake the city of Tikrit from IS extremists, concerns are mounting that
Shia militias will carry out revenge attacks against Sunni residents.
Shia militias will carry out revenge attacks against Sunni residents.
Iraqi forces press their offensive into retake Tikrit, where Islamic State fighters are putting up tough resistance, as a Kurdish intelligence chief expresses concerns over deployment of Shia militias.
An Iraqi woman who started selling vegetables to support her family and now runs a successful business employing eight, is an example of how small businesses can rejuvenate the Iraqi economy.