What does the future hold after after the British have handed over responsibility for security in the Iraqi city? The Iraqi and British governments are talking up a return to normality. But many people who live here tell a different story – or a city ruled by brutal militias, battling for power.

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Fancy a tie owned by Saddam Hussein - or his sunglasses? How memorabilia from the Iraqi dictator is now being sold on the internet. Paul Eedle reports for Channel 4 News.

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The Petraeus Report
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The report into the US army's Baghdad 'surge' has been received positively by Baghdad - but from a government that's falling apart. Kylie Morris reports from Baghdad.

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The Petraeus Report

As part of Channel 4 News' sepcial coverage of the Petraeus Report, the Out There News Iraqi crew visits the suburb of Karrada - an area held up by the Americans as a showcase for the surge.

There have been security improvements - but life there is still far from normal.

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Iraq has oil reserves that could rival Saudi Arabia's, yet millions of people are living a hand-to-mouth existence, as the country's regions and ethnic groups fight over their share of the riches. The new oil law would allow the big foreign oil companies into Iraq and kickstart the economy, but has been subverted by sectarian interests.
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