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Ex British soldier killed in Iraq trying to defuse a bomb

The device, made from five gas canisters, had a radio control trigger – set off by a mobile phone

Wales Online · Mar 22, 2023

Commentary: Don’t blur the lines by calling Mexican drug cartels ‘terrorist organizations’

In a scene from a 2018 movie “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” a U.S. president decides to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups because it will provide new tools for U.S. national security to mitigate growing violence.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023

Multiple civilian deaths linked to 2016-17 British airstrikes against IS in Mosul

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds deaths despite claims British weapons did not harm a single non-combatant

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023

Islamic state claims responsibility for killing 10 people east of DR Congo

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that took place in an eastern village in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing 10 people and injuring many others, a telegram account for the group said on Sunday.

Reuters · Mar 19, 2023

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 · Mar 19, 2023

‘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 · Mar 19, 2023

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.

WEKU · Mar 19, 2023

Iran court sentences two to death over deadly shrine attack

An Iranian court has handed out death sentences to two men over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October and was claimed by the militant group Islamic State, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2023

How fake media accounts in Afghanistan are used to push Taliban propaganda

Since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan in August 2021, numerous accounts mimicking or trying to present themselves as media outlets have popped up online. These fake accounts share content that appears to be authentic, often using the same graphic signature and style as the real media outlet. But…

France 24 · Mar 18, 2023

Iraq Must Not Squander Another Opportunity to Rebuild

The war’s legacy is 20 years of broken hopes and dreams. This government must do better.

Foreign Policy · Mar 17, 2023