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‘A horrible vote’: Congress revisits one of its gravest mistakes, the Iraq War

This past week was the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the beginning of a war that went on for years. Television marked the anniversary with film of the opening air attack on Baghdad — rockets, bombs, a “shock and…
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Iraq Needs No Foreign Forces on Its Territory: MP

Noting that Iraq’s law-making body has voted on the withdrawal of foreign forces, member of Iraqi Parliament Ali Naama said that there are efforts to implement the decision and achieve full sovereignty for the nation by the withdrawal of…
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UK accused of ‘washing its hands’ of Iraqi refugees

When Tony Blair appeared on Iraqi television days after US forces, supported by the UK, captured Baghdad, his aim was to reassure citizens and offer them hope. “My experience of people the world over is that we all want to be able to live…
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Investigation Belies UK Claim That No Civilians Were Killed in Iraq-Syria Bombings

British airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria likely killed dozens of noncombatants despite claims by U.K. military leaders that no civilians died during such bombings, a major investigation by the monitor…
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McCarthy says Iraq AUMFs will first go to House committee

Ahead of expected Senate passage of a measure that would repeal two decades-old Iraq-related military authorizations, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he sees a strong chance the Republican-controlled House will pass a similar…
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Toxic US military burn pits in Iraq caused cancer, other illnesses

Toxic smoke from US military burn pits at bases in Iraq following the 2003 invasion and occupation of the country has caused deadly cancers and respiratory problems in both US soldiers and Iraqis, the Washington Post reported on…
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Iran’s security chief heads to Iraq as regional diplomacy gains pace

Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani, after high-stakes trips to Beijing and Abu Dhabi aimed at rebooting diplomatic and security ties with Persian Gulf neighbors, is now slated to visit Baghdad. Nour News, which is affiliated with…
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U.S. Senate moves toward repealing authority for military force against Iraq

The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote Thursday to advance legislation that would end the 32-year-old and the 20-year-old Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq.  The 68-27 vote moves the measure past…
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Iraqi general says there are only 500 ISIS fighters left in Iraq

There may be no more than 500 ISIS fighters left in Iraq, a senior Iraqi general has said. Gen Qais Al Mohamadawi said on Sunday that the group was confined to remote desert areas and struggling to attract recruits, a far cry from…
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‘Iraqi MPs to repeat request for results of probe into Gen. Soleimani’s killing’

A group of Iraqi legislators plans to repeat calls for disclosure of the results of an investigation into the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi trenchmate Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis,…