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A million lives later, I cannot forgive what American terrorism did to my country, Iraq

The ‘new Iraq’ that the warmongers promised us did not bring Starbucks or startups, but car bombs, al-Qaida and Islamic State, says Iraqi poet Sinan Antoon

The Guardian - UK

Iraq, Iran Sign Deal to Tighten Border Security

Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq's Kurdish region, where Tehran says armed Kurdish dissidents pose a threat to its security. The joint security agreement includes coordination in "protecting the common borders between the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Our Iraq legacy: 20 years of hypocrisy

Don't expect the media to mention how Joe Biden and Tony Blinken sent us to war in 2003 — or their hypocrisy today

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Iraq and Iran sign deal to tighten border security

Reuters

Labor’s opposition to Iraq war ‘vindicated’, Richard Marles says

Defence minister says any decision to engage in armed conflict should be better debated and scrutinised

The Guardian - AU

The road to war in Iraq: Bush, Blair, intelligence failures and the lying game

From dud intelligence to dire warnings, the failures of the infamous dossier making the case for war are examined by World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

‘The US army destroyed our lives’: five Iraqis on the war that changed the Middle East

Survivors tell of the devastating impact of the US-led invasion 20 years on

The Guardian - UK

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Barzani to Asharq Al-Awsat: At Secret Meeting, Americans Informed us of Decision to Oust Saddam

Saddam Hussein’s shadow often looms large over my meetings with Masoud Barzani. My career has allowed me to follow the thrilling and painful tales of both these officials. Both have an iron will and lived on a hot tin plate called Iraq. Saddam believed that the spirit of the nation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq

What were the reasons given for the Iraq war, and how do they stand up today?

Al Jazeera

3 takeaways 20 years after the invasion of Iraq

Two decades ago, then-President George W. Bush announced the start of combat operations in Iraq. The bloody occupation that followed lasted longer and cost more in lives and money than anyone guessed.

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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Riyadh-Tehran Agreement to Foster Region’s Stability

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran could foster regional stability. He made his remarks hours ahead of top security official Ali Shamkhani’s visit to Iraq, which is his second regional visit since Saudi Arabia and Iran signed an agreement to reestablish…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The invasion of Iraq was a turning point on to a path that led towards Ukraine

Twenty years ago a US-led coalition launched its ‘shock and awe’ attack to topple Saddam Hussein. The reverberations are still being felt

The Guardian - UK

Amr Moussa to Asharq Al-Awsat: The Wound has not Healed, Political Miscalculation Led to Iraq's Fall

Meeting the veteran diplomat, Amr Moussa, always clarifies historical events, especially that for decades, he was a maker and a witness to the course of Arab politics, whether as the head of Egyptian diplomacy (1991-2001) or during 2001-2011 when he was the Arab League Secretary-General. In an interview with Asharq…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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'I was on the frontline with our soldiers in Iraq. This is what I'll never forget'

Former M.E.N. war correspondent Martin Dillon, who was embedded with 7 Para, vividly recalls his time in the desert, and warns politicians to think twice before dispatching solders to fight on foreign soil

The Guardian - UK

A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad review – 20 years of frustration and fury in Iraq

The architects of the 2003 invasion promised change and democracy. This book shatters western assumptions, shows the effect on Iraqis of cycles of violence – and offers cautious hope

Daily Mirror

Soldier recalls horror of squad shooting dead child 20 years on from Iraq invasion

Dana Krull fought in Iraq with the 101st Airborne division for seven months but 20 years later he still dreams about his time in the army every night and the PTSD has never really left him

AAP

MP renews call for Assange release on war anniversary

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War it is 'unconscionable' for the United States to pursue charges against Julian Assange.

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The Guardian - AU

After John Howard took Australia to war in Iraq, he was scarcely held to account. Instead, he was re-elected

On the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Paul Daley maps out the events leading up to Australia’s involvement and the consequent fallout

Daily Mirror

Iraq War veteran Dan Jarvis pays tribute to fallen comrades ahead of 20th anniversary

The Labour MP said it was "absolutely legitimate" to think it was wrong to invade Iraq - and a special debate in the Commons this week is solely to commemorate the service of "those very brave men and women who stepped forward in good faith and to serve"

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: BBC 5 Live; Shock and War; Countered Terrorism; The Trust Race; Movers and Shakers

Even the Lineker row couldn’t stop Stephen Nolan; Gordon Corera launched an insightful look back at the Iraq war; and Rory Cellan-Jones talked to others about the trials of Parkinson’s Disease

The Conversation

20 years on, George W. Bush's promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls short

President George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Daily Mirror

'My son's last words were "don't worry mum, I'll be back" - but he never was'

Ben Hyde was among six Redcap military policemen killed at a police station near Basra. At the time it was the British forces’ biggest single loss of life since the Falklands

The Guardian - UK

Geysers of burning oil, looting and mayhem – reporting on the opening days of the Iraq war

The Guardian and Observer’s correspondent recalls his 2003 journey dodging US tanks, checkpoints and police

The Guardian - UK

The US was prepared to bomb the Middle East into shape. In Ukraine, it seems no less self-serving

Washington split with old allies in order to pursue its own interests in Iraq, says Guardian chief leader writer Randeep Ramesh

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