But the western part of Iraq is still a dangerous region.

It also passed out school supplies to the local schools in the eastern part of Iraq.

But these provinces are not significantly better off than other parts of Iraq.

Many parts of Iraq, he explained, were now controlled "by the people."

In many parts of Iraq it is dangerous to go out at night, children are being kept home from schools and women live in fear.

"There should be no separate state in any part of Iraq."

The 1961 war set the first step toward immigration to other parts of Iraq and abroad.

He recently visited the northern part of Iraq after 30 years.

The Kurds don't want to be part of Iraq at all.

Violence continued in other parts of Iraq as well.