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After they go

Tim Lambon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The US invasion unleashed chaos in a fragile region; the withdrawal of troops could prove equally destabilising.

A breaking story

Tim Lambon — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Conventional armies are a sledgehammer to crack a nut when it comes to fighting guerrillas.

The predictable slaughter

Tim Lambon — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT

"Shock and Awe" killed very few Iraqis, but the inept implementation of regime change has let loose a terrible war between Sunnis and Shias. Tim Lambon witnesses the escalation in Baghdad

It's all about oil again

Tim Lambon — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on Georgia

The power of the weak

Tim Lambon — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on Baghdad

The launch of a new jihad

Tim Lambon — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on Iraq

If only I could teach them what I have learnt

Tim Lambon — Mon, 08 Apr 2002 12:00:00 GMT

Middle East Crisis - Tim Lambon, in the West Bank, watches the Israeli soldiers and sees chilling similarities to his own young self, serving in the Rhodesian security forces

The Northern Alliance behaves

Tim Lambon — Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:00:00 GMT

The worst fears about Kabul's new masters have proved unfounded (so far)

A very mild liberation for Kabul

Tim Lambon — Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Tim Lambon joins the Northern Alliance on its advance into the Afghan capital

No fighting today: it's raining

Tim Lambon — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Tim Lambon finds that the war in Afghanistan is not quite as the reporters portray it