Regional parliament approves Kurdish constitution

The parliament of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq has approved a constitution for the area.
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Special Report: Baghdad's plans to rebuild economy

After five years of insurgency, Iraq still faces massive challenges, but there are signs that it has turned a corner at last.

A year of opportunity: Iraq

The surge of US troops launched by President Bush at the start of 2007 caused huge controversy at the time, but by the end of the year the policy was showing tangible signs of success.
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Iraq country profile

Iraq became independent from the UK in 1932 and was a monarchy until the overthrow of the king in 1958.