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Kuwait bans release of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ video game
2 months ago

Kuwait bans release of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ video game

The Independent  

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Who is George Galloway, the British politician who has won Rochdale?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is George Galloway, the British politician who has won Rochdale?

Al Jazeera  

How has the man who appeared to defend Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait and dressed as a cat on Celebrity Big Brother overturned a Labour Party stronghold? In his victory speech after his headline win last Thursday, the Scottish-born legislator, who has a fondness for fedora hats and cutting put-downs, signalled local voters’ disillusion with the mainstream parties when he …

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Iraq offers rewards for information on missing people from Gulf War
1 year, 3 months ago

Iraq offers rewards for information on missing people from Gulf War

Al Jazeera  

Baghdad calls on people with information about the burial sites of Iraqis and Kuwaitis missing since the 1990-1991 Gulf War to come forward. Baghdad has announced a financial reward for information on the location of burial sites for Iraqi and Kuwaiti victims of the 1990-1991 Gulf War. In a joint statement on Sunday, the Iraqi ministries of defence and interior …

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The US-led war in Iraq and Saddam’s Arab legacy
1 year, 9 months ago

The US-led war in Iraq and Saddam’s Arab legacy

Al Jazeera  

Many Arabs saw Saddam Hussein as a strongman who stood up to the West, but most Iraqis despised his brutal authoritarianism. Twenty years after the 2003 United States-led invasion of Iraq which, in former US President George W Bush’s words, aimed to “free Iraqi people” of their ruler’s oppression, Saddam’s memory remains divisive and polarising. Arab ‘strongman’ and Gulf wars …

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20 years on, was removing Saddam Hussein worth the war in Iraq?
1 year, 9 months ago

20 years on, was removing Saddam Hussein worth the war in Iraq?

Al Jazeera  

Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the effects of war and occupation still reverberate through the region. Exactly 20 years ago, on March 20, 2003, the United States launched a ground invasion of Iraq, promising to end the rule of President Saddam Hussein and destroy alleged weapons of mass destruction in the oil-rich country. Air operations had begun …

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Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning
1 year, 9 months ago

Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S.-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid wants the world to know his country now is at peace, democratic and intent on rebuilding economic life while maintaining a government that serves the whole country and the region. While Iraq’s major fighting has ended, there have been some recent …

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Iraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes
2 years, 3 months ago

Iraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to withdraw from the streets Tuesday, restoring a measure of calm after a serious escalation of the nation’s political crisis. Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears instability might spread throughout the country and even the region, cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, …

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As Russia invades Ukraine, Iraqis remember painful war memories
2 years, 9 months ago

As Russia invades Ukraine, Iraqis remember painful war memories

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s invasion is a painful reminder for many Iraqis who have lost their hopes and dreams due to conflict. “And if Putin could learn anything from Iraq, that is this will be the beginning of his end.” ‘Where we could go’ Despite some fundamental differences between the war in Iraq and the one in Ukraine, one thing almost always remains …

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‘He lied': Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq war
3 years, 2 months ago

‘He lied': Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq war

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — For many Iraqis, the name Colin Powell conjures up one image: the man who as U.S. secretary of state went before the U.N. Security Council in 2003 to make the case for war against their country. Powell had called Iraq’s claims that it had no such weapons “a web of lies.” No WMD were ever found, however, and …

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Lessons in the airlift from Kuwait
4 years, 6 months ago

Lessons in the airlift from Kuwait

The Hindu  

THE 6th century BC Greek philosopher Heraclitus rightly said that no man steps into the same river twice. We in the Ministry of External Affairs decided that if our efforts to find a peaceful negotiated resolution did not work, the Indian community in Kuwait/Iraq would need to be evacuated. As for the question of charging fare from the passengers, the …

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