20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One
Conversations with dozens of Iraqis offer a portrait of a nation that is rich in oil, hobbled by corruption and unable to guarantee its citizens’ safety.
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20 Years On, a Question Lingers About Iraq: Why Did the U.S. Invade?
Two decades after the Bush administration said it wanted to disarm weapons of mass destruction and free Iraqis, the debates rages on about who knew what when, and which motive mattered most.
A bloody delusion: how Iraq war led to catastrophic aftermath in Middle East
The 2003 invasion’s legacy reverberates in the emboldenment of Iran, Islamic State’s violence and the disintegration of SyriaIn Baghdad’s heart of power, Iraq’s prime minister arrives at work each day in a building once used by Tariq Aziz, Saddam Husse…
‘It never goes away’: three Britons on how the Iraq war changed their lives
A mother whose son was killed in Basra, a senior non-commissioned officer with PTSD and a psychiatric nurse reflect 20 years onThe Iraq war left a profound mark on the UK. It forced the country to face up to its role, having initially helped rid Iraq o…
Rifts remain in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq home town 20 years after his fall
Some members of Tikrit’s Sunni population feel they still unjustly bear the legacy of dictator’s brutal reign Perched on a cliff above the Tigris River, Saddam Hussein’s half-destroyed palaces loom over his home town of Tikrit, the deserted grounds bea…
Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order
‘Tell me, how does this end?’ asked US general David Petraeus during first push to Baghdad in 2003The French statesman Georges Clemenceau once said: “War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.” In the case of the invasion of Iraq, howev…
Investigators say ex-PM’s office at heart of Iraq’s ‘theft of the century’
The investigative committee probing the theft of $2.5bn from an Iraqi state bank account has concluded the office of former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was instrumental in the conspiracy, a report seen exclusively by Middle East Eye has revealed.
U.S. Defense Secretary Affirms Support for Iraq on Baghdad Visit
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met senior Iraqi officials less than two weeks before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Pentagon chief arrives in Iraq on a surprise visit
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in Iraqi capital Baghdad on an unannounced visit following meetings in Jordan.
Iraqi customs officials ordered to impose import ban on alcohol
Move met with indignation by many across country, where liquor sales have boomed in recent yearsOver the past two decades of problems in Iraq, where to find a drink has never been one of them. But one of the country’s most popular vices – alcohol – is …