In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with troops, Guardian reporters witnessed the violence o…
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Iraqi protesters burn photos of Trump amid his threats over al-Maliki ⊖⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Protesters in Baghdad burned photos of Donald Trump, rejecting the US president’s demands regarding Nouri al-Maliki.
46 days ago
Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi ⊕
As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths
“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Paul Bremer, the US proconsul in …
77 days ago
Shameless legend David Threlfall, 72, is forced to pull out of leading role in West End show after being struck down with a mystery illness ⊖⊖
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The Shameless legend, 72, who is known for his portrayal of Frank Gallagher in the Channel 4 series, is no longer going to star as Tiger in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.
3 months ago
Greek carrier Aegean Airways set to fly direct to Baghdad in European first ○
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Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis confirmed that the inaugural flight to Iraq's capital would take place on 16 December.
4 months ago
Iraq says some US military personnel will stay due to Islamic State threat in Syria ⊖
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Washington and Baghdad agreed last year to wind down a US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq by this September, with US forces departing some bases where they have been stationed.
Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure | Margaret Sullivan ⊖
Hegseth wants journalists to only publish ‘explicitly authorized’ information. That is not how the free press works
Tom Bowman of National Public Radio recalls one of the many times in his decades cov…
The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity – and a policy catastrophe | Josh Paul ⊖
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Jared Kushner and Tony Blair’s neocolonial venture would be an incompatible transplant that would be rejected by the body
On my first day in Baghdad, after the mortar fire had subsided, I made my way …
5 months ago
Iraq resumes Kurdish oil exports to Turkiye after two-and-a-half-year halt ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Control over lucrative exports was a major point of contention between Baghdad and Kurdistan region.
Princeton student Elizabeth Tsurkov is finally freed after being taken hostage by militant Hezbollah terrorists in Iraq ○
Elizabeth Tsurkov is now residing at the American Embassy in Baghdad. Donald Trump issued a statement after she was freed on Tuesday.