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20 years on from the disastrous US-led invasion of Iraq

Shaheer Choudhury

Exactly 20 years on from the start of the Iraq War, we look at some of the key facts and the true extent of the lasting devastation caused by the US and its allies.

20 years on from the disastrous US-led invasion of Iraq

Shaheer Choudhury 9 Min Read

Exactly 20 years on from the start of the Iraq War, we look at some of the key facts and the true extent of the lasting devastation caused by the US and

CAIR condemns US Navy name choice of “Fallujah” for future ship

Shaheer Choudhury 7 Min Read

The US has clearly not satiated its hunger for bloodshed and suffering in Iraq, as it recently named a new ship USS Fallujah.

Trump grants clemency to four guilty of Iraqi massacre

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

The latest round of executive grants of clemency by US President Donald Trump has seen a total of fifteen individuals pardoned, including four Americans guilty of killing seventeen Iraqi civilians in 2007.

Iraq Rising: Nearly 100 killed as unrest enters fifth day

Hamad Momin 2 Min Read

Demonstrations continue to take place as thousands are wounded in five days of unrest…

King Salman will host US Armed Forces in the Kingdom again

Hamad Momin 8 Min Read

The Saudi kingdom has not hosted US combat forces since 2003, when Donald Rumsfeld, the United States Secretary of Defense under George W. Bush, announced their withdrawal.

Former Blackwater mercenary convicted of Baghdad civilian massacre 

Muhammad Mussa 3 Min Read

The former Blackwater security personnel has been convicted of murder in killing 14 unarmed civilians…

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