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‘It never goes away’: three Britons on how the Iraq war changed their lives

A mother whose son was killed in Basra, a senior non-commissioned officer with PTSD and a psychiatric nurse reflect 20 years on

The Guardian - UK

From The Hurt Locker to American Sniper: how Hollywood tried to tackle the Iraq war

Two decades on from the beginning of the war, a handful of films have tried various ways to show the conflict with audiences mostly choosing to stay away

The Guardian - US

Abuses and intelligence failures hang over UK 20 years after Iraq war

Moral reputation of UK intelligence and military has been tarnished for a generation

The Guardian - UK

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Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq

It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began March 20, 2003

The Independent UK

20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope

Today's Iraq is a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion to depose Saddam Hussein 20 years ago this week

The Independent UK

Iraq's politics are chaotic and corrupt 20 years after U.S. invasion

Two decades after Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq is "not free."

Axios

Senate advances bill repealing Iraq military authorizations

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to limit debate on a bipartisan bill that would repeal two military authorizations for use of force against Iraq, setting up a likely vote on passage early next week, 20 years after the March 19, 2003, attack on Baghdad.

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Two decades on, the Iraq war continues to sow distrust in politics

Letters: Tony Blair’s invasion, based on flawed evidence, helped shape a generation that now views politicians as untrustworthy, says Stuart Finegan. Plus letters from Mark Dowd, John Parkin and Suzanne Saxby

The Guardian - UK

Senate advances a bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations

A bill to repeal authorization of the use of force in Iraq has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate. A final vote in the chamber could come near 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

WEKU

Senators beginning effort to repeal Iraq War authorization

The Senate is taking the first steps toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq

The Independent UK

Iraq war, 20 years on: how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state

Two decades ago, Australia joined the US-led “coalition of the willing” that staged a major military intervention in Iraq.

The Conversation

Iraq 20 years on: researchers assess how US invasion shapes lives today – podcast

On March 19, 2003, the United States led an unlawful invasion into Iraq — at the time, the reason given was the search for weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. occupation of Iraq lasted over eight years, until the official withdrawal of troops throughout 2011.

The Conversation

Senate advances bill repealing Iraq military authorizations - Roll Call

The Senate took another step toward repealing the authorizations to use military force against Iraq in 2002 and 1991.

Roll Call

Many Killed in Mysterious Helicopter Crash in Iraq's North

Several people, including fighters belonging to an outlawed Kurdish insurgency group, were killed in a mysterious helicopter crash in northern Iraq, according to a statement from the Iraqi Kurdish-run counterterrorism service on Thursday. The AS350 Eurocopter crashed in the district of Chamanke in Dohuk province in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region…

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Two Americas Index: Ukraine divides conservatives

The legacy of Iraq looms large over today's conflicts.

The Guardian - US

How the Iraq war altered US politics and led to the emergence of Trump

The drive to war was fueled by partisanship and served as an accelerant to the extremism that led to Trump and the Capitol riot

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudani from Sulaymaniyah: Iraq Does Not Align itself with One Axis against the Other

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani underscored on Wednesday that his country will not be a platform to threaten its neighbors. Speaking at the seventh International Sulaymaniyah Forum, he stressed that Iraq cannot align itself with one axis against the other, rather, it can be a meeting point for all…

The Conversation

It's been 20 years since the US invaded Iraq – long enough for my undergraduate students to see it as a relic of the past

The United States invaded Iraq 20 years ago in March 2003, claiming it had to disarm the Iraqi government of weapons of mass destruction and end the dictatorial rule of President Saddam Hussein.

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France 24

Two decades after invasion of Iraq, shadow of war still looms large

Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the shadow of the war still looms large. As well as the destabilisation of Iraq and the wider region, the conflict also created a power vacuum that enabled the rise of the Islamic State group. In this special edition, we speak to…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: China gets the credit for improving Iran-Saudi Arabia ties — but the US benefits

There was a time, only a few short years ago, when Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman thought Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was worse than Adolf Hitler. “I believe that the Iranian supreme leader makes Hitler look good,” Prince Mohammed told The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg in a…

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NATO Expands Scope of Missions in Iraq

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed Tuesday with Commander of NATO Mission Iraq - NMI, Lieutenant General Giovanni Iannucci, initiating new projects in the country. The meeting reviewed NATO’s mission tasks in Iraq in training the Iraqi security forces and providing military advice in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense…

The Conversation

Christopher Hitchens was a model of the public intellectual as celebrity. Could he really be the saviour of the Left?

Future generations are very unlikely to credit Christopher Hitchens with saving the Left. Nor is he likely to be remembered as a great essayist like his long-time hero George Orwell, or even H.L. Mencken, after whom he named his 20-year column for The Nation magazine.

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers can widen scope of Rwanda policy appeals, judge rules

A group of individuals from countries including Iran, Iraq and Syria are aiming to overturn rulings made by two High Court judges in December.

France 24

Ex-Saudi intelligence chief 'hopes' deal with Iran will be game-changer for region

FRANCE 24 spoke to the former head of Saudi intelligence, Turki al-Faisal, following the announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. The prince expressed hope that last week's China-brokered deal will be a game-changer for the region, mentioning Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and especially Yemen, where…

The Guardian - US

The Iraq war started the post-truth era. And America is to blame

The Iraq war ushered in a style of politics where truth is, at best, an inconvenience

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