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Ukraine war: Did Putin learn from Bush’s Iraq horrors?

From Wagner’s crimes to the UN’s role, the Iraq invasion offered a preview of the Ukraine war. But not all is the same.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi Slams US Presence in Middle East

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday slammed the United States' presence in the Middle East, as he hosted his counterpart from neighboring Iraq for wide-ranging talks. Decades-old arch enemies the United States and Iran have vied for influence in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein. Both helped…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The invasion of Iraq defined US' foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country's complex history

It’s been just over 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. Some Americans have largely forgotten about the invasion, despite the fact the Sept. 11 attacks that precipitated it still loom large in U.S. national memory. Even during the heart of the war in 2006, most young Americans could…

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War, what is it good for? Very little

There simply is nothing great about them, except their power to destroy not just the enemy, but themselves as well

Salon

Qais Al-Khazali: Saddam Hussein’s DNA Analysis Proved His Indian Origins

Qais al-Khazali, the secretary-general of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement in Iraq, stated that a DNA analysis of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has proven that he is of Indian origin. Al-Khazali, in a sermon marking the Eid Al-Fitr holiday on Saturday in Baghdad, delivered a blistering attack on what…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Of Course Washington and Moscow Are Fighting a Proxy War

That doesn't mean Russia is right. It means we're being honest about how much the U.S. is involved.

Reason

Women's rights in Iraq

Twenty years on after the fall of Saddam Hussein, we meet Iraqi women activists who still face a massive uphill battle in their fight for equality. Also Annette Young talks to leading feminist, Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari on how the Israeli government's controversial judicial reforms could endanger women's rights. Plus with…

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He says U.S. troops abused him in Iraq's Abu Ghraib and his life is still ruined

This Iraqi man says that 20 years after appearing in a notorious photo in U.S. detention in Abu Ghraib prison, his family lives in shame and poverty, never receiving U.S. compensation or apologies.

WEKU

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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The Independent UK

20 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's women are still not being heard

On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq collapsed, triggering a transition period. During this time, a new government was formed, institutions underwent significant changes and the balance of power between different factions of the population changed radically. This new regime represented an opportunity for women campaigning for gender…

France 24

Witness Tells Asharq Al-Awsat about Meeting Saddam Twice during US Occupation

A retired Iraqi, who had a working relationship and friendship with former President Saddam Hussein, revealed on the anniversary of the 2003 battle of Baghdad that he met with him twice after the Iraqi capital was captured. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the retired Iraqi disclosed that he had two meetings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Once everywhere, Saddam's image scrubbed from Baghdad

Iraqis and American Marines pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in April 2003 in an iconic moment in the U.S.-led invasion

The Independent UK

How has the Saudi-Iran divide affected the Middle East?

The two leading regional powers have been at odds for years, backing opposite sides in proxy wars.

Al Jazeera

Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq's turmoil

Twenty years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, much of the conflict and sectarian bloodletting it unleashed has subsided

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Up to 1 million people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN

Up to 1 million people have been "disappeared" in Iraq during a tumultuous last half century spanning the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein, U.S.-led military occupation and the rise of Islamic State militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

FBI interrogator says Saddam Hussein knew two things about him within seconds

George Piro was the FBI agent hand selected to interrogate Saddam Hussein and spent seven months talking to the Iraqi dictator following the west's bloody invasion of the Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Iraq War Authorizations

The US Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the 2002 Iraq war Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq. Senators voted 66-30 to repeal the 2002 AUMF and the 1991 authorization, and the legislation now goes to the House of Representatives for a vote, after which it will…

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake

Senators voted 66-30 to repeal the 2002 measure that gave President Bush the green light to invade Iraq and the 1991 authorization that sanctioned the U.S.-led Gulf War.

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The Independent UK

Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters

Congress is now considering doing something it hasn’t done since the Vietnam War — repealing authorizations for the use of military force

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senate Poised to Vote on Repeal of Iraq War Powers

The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, which would end more than 20 years of authorization for US presidents to use force in that country and return those war powers to Congress. The Iraq War ended years…

The Independent UK

Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers

The Senate is preparing to vote to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted that March 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Guardian - US

‘They trained us to be killers. What happens when we get home?’: US veterans and families on the Iraq war

Those who were there or lost loved ones reflect on their experiences and the meaning of the invasion, 20 years later

The Independent UK

Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moment in American history that would have reverberations for decades

WEKU

Congress revisits approval for Iraq invasion, recalling change of heart on Vietnam

In terms of domestic politics, the Iraq War followed the trajectory of the Vietnam War, which also relied on a resolution supporting the use of military force that Congress passed and later repealed.

France 24

Mohamed ElBaradei: 'The Iraq war was about regime change, not WMDs'

Mohamed ElBaradei was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 until 2009. In an interview with FRANCE 24, he reflected on the US-led invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week, which he opposed. "If I now look in hindsight, it was not really about weapons…

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