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‘We called it liberation, but the Iraq invasion was an occupation’: A tale of regret from Baghdad

One Iraqi-American citizen pushed for the US-led toppling of Saddam Hussein. Twenty years later, he speaks to Borzou Daragahi about his thoughts now

The Independent UK

Pilot recalls moment he rescued 23 Iraqis set for beheading from torture chamber

Alan Mack, who also hunted for Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, describes the stroke of luck that led him and his team to rescue 23 innocent people from a torture house in Iraq

Daily Mirror

Woman who saw 6 brothers slaughtered in Iraq demands justice for ISIS genocide victims

The catastrophic decision to invade and occupy Iraq in 2003 led to the world’s most feared terrorist group, ISIS, emerging out of al-Qaeda and committing genocide against Nobel laureate Nadia and her people, the Yazidis

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World premiere play spotlights US Assyrian diaspora community

Martin Yousif Zebari unveils his first play, a look at family dynamics in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Network Rail boss compares year of strikes to Iraq war

Andrew Haines says ‘warfare’ with workers is over but bosses need to ‘build the peace’

The Guardian - UK

Why did Keir Starmer ignore the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War?

Starmer marched against the war in 2003 and called it a “breach of international law”. Now he prefers to ignore it

Evening Standard

Iraq war hero recalls seeing 'disembodied foot in flip flop' during invasion horrors

Sergeant Major John Thompson, 43, a single dad-of-three from Devon, was with the Royal Marines' Delta unit when they touched down on the sands of Iraq, with him later earning medals for his gallantry while in the country

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Mum of soldier, 19, killed in Iraq war bomb says Tony Blair 'murdered my son'

Speaking to the Mirror to mark the 20th anniversary of the invasion in Iraq, Rose Gentle has said the memories of her son, Fusilier Gordon Campbell Gentle, will never die but that Sir Tony Blair is to blame for his death

Daily Mirror

Is Iraq’s sectarian quota system holding the country back?

A legacy of the US occupation, the muhasasa system sees political positions divided among different religious sects.

Al Jazeera

How women played crucial roles in Iraq – and changed US military forever

At the time of the invasion, American military women were still banned from ground combat, but they quickly found themselves under enemy fire

The Guardian - US

Robin Abcarian: The 20th anniversary of Iraq invasion also marks a colossal failure of the mainstream media

Twenty years ago, President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, toppling the despot Saddam Hussein and fomenting a kind of hell that Iraq is still grappling with today.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Commemorating a one-day anniversary doesn't substitute for a lifetime of lessons learned

For the next eight years, America will be commemorating the 20-year anniversaries of the ill-fated decision to invade Iraq. March 20, 2003 was only the beginning of the killing and maiming of tens of thousands — American troops and Iraqis alike. The reverberations of that war, based on a Bush…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Commentary: For Iraqis like me, the US invasion 20 years ago isn’t a distant memory — it’s our daily devastation

In March 2003, I was in my second year at the University of Baghdad, studying engineering. The U.S. invaded Iraq and my dormitory emptied out, as we all returned home and waited to see what would happen.

Los Angeles Times

Before the U.S. rolled into Baghdad 20 years ago, Iraqis warned us what would happen

When the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, NPR's Mideast editor Larry Kaplow was a reporter in Baghdad. Looking back now, he writes that the signs and warnings of the chaos to come were all too clear then.

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The Senate eyes a formal end to the Iraq War, and a reassertion of Congress' power

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. Senate is moving to repeal the congressional authorization that provided the justification for the war.

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Iraq vets reflect on a war Americans have largely put behind them

The U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago gripped the entire nation. Today it is far from the minds of most Americans, though not for the veterans who served there.

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Iran Expects its Rial to Improve after ‘Financial Understandings’ with Iraq, UAE

Iran has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate trade movement between their countries using the Emirati currency, the dirham. In another deal with Baghdad, Tehran agreed to a new mechanism for the settlement of payments related to Iraqi energy arrears to Iran. Agreements with the…

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Editorial: Iraq, 20 years later

Twenty years ago, the United States launched its first wave of attacks against Iraq. The mission to depose Saddam Hussein began with overwhelming popular support at home as Americans rallied to the Bush administration’s insistence that Iraq’s weapons stockpile posed a grave risk to the country and the world at…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Fashionistas Champion Climate-friendly Vintage Wear

In a palm grove north of Baghdad, bemused Iraqi shepherds looked on as models paraded second-hand garments down an improvised catwalk, seeking to raise awareness of the fashion industry's environmental impact. Haute couture has given way to upcycled outfits, sourced entirely from used clothes, as the models strut, pause and…

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Iraqi PM Vows to Develop Relations with Saudi Arabia in All Fields

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani stressed on Monday Iraq's openness to developing partnerships with Saudi Arabia in various sectors. Al-Sudani held talks with Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Foreign Trade, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, in Baghdad. According to…

The Independent UK

MPs mark 20th anniversary of Iraq War with tributes to British lives lost

Former soldier Dan Jarvis led the late-night parliamentary debate on Operation Telic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Remembering long, sad story of needless Iraq War

The War in Iraq took up so much attention in 2003, while its 20th anniversary will likely garner a tiny fraction of that attention. It is now a struggle to prevent the war and its aftermath, as well as those who protested for peace, from being forgotten.

The Guardian - UK

All the warnings in the world couldn’t stop the Iraq war, or Tony Blair

Looking back after 20 years, I recall how an unswerving PM bullied MPs to get their votes and ignored cool heads, says the Labour MP Diane Abbott

Reason

John Bolton Is Still Wrong About Iraq

Bolton says the Bush administration's biggest error in Iraq was failing to invade Iran too. That's madness.

The Independent UK

Voices: I lost my son during the Iraq War. This is my message for Tony Blair

My wish is that the former prime minister retires with his millions, never to be seen in public life again, writes Peter Brierley

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