A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024
Islamic State leader 'killed in airstrike' as special forces bomb Iraq hideout Specialists are carrying out tests on DNA samples from the remains of a terror suspect collected after a cave was bombed in the Hamrin Mountains in north east Iraq Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023
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 · Mar 21, 2023
'I was there in Iraq 20 years ago - the invasion left behind violence and chaos' The Mirror's Chris Hughes covered the invasion of Iraq, launched under claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, which were later proved to be false Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023
War, insurgency, IS and instability: Iraq since the 2003 US invasion Key events in Iraq since US-led forces invaded to oust Saddam Hussein 20 years ago The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023