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Did Tony Blair influence trial of UK soldiers accused of killing Iraqi man?
Government files suggest former UK prime minister pressured officials to prevent soldiers being tried in civil courts.
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Ahmed Chalabi: The real victor of the Iraq Wa
I first met Chalabi in 1995, and despite the controversy that surrounds him, he was a master of US and Iraqi politics.
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A divisive legacy: Tariq Aziz (1936-2015)
Whether seen as victim or villain, Tariq Aziz was a witness and actor to the defining points in Iraq’s modern history.
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I Knew Saddam Hussein
Al Jazeera speaks to those who knew the former Iraqi president.
Published On 26 Oct 2009
Iraq sees worst political crisis since Saddam Hussein died
The country has not had a leader since November when mass protests forced Adel Abdul Mahdi from office.
Published On 15 Mar 2020
From: Featured Documentaries
Iraq: A Deadly Deception
An inside look at how world leaders and the American public were duped into a war that cost thousands of lives.
Published On 27 Jan 2017
From: The Listening Post
The day Saddam Hussein’s statue fell: Iraq and the media
Was the overplayed television moment truly a turning point in the Iraq invasion or was it myth-making by the media?
Published On 5 May 2013
From: Fault Lines
The battle for Kirkuk
Josh Rushing travels to northern Iraq to look at one of the most serious divides the country faces.
Published On 27 Feb 2010
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Dinner with Saddam not on Iraqi menus
A play, Dinner with Saddam, has London audiences laughing, but the view on Baghdad’s streets is slightly less palatable.
US blacklists Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders over protests
Washington is ramping up economic pressure to try to counter Iranian influence in the Middle East.
Desert Storm through the eyes of an Iraqi reporter
As Iraq braced for war with the US, Iraqi AP reporter Salah Nasrawi was torn between journalistic duty and patriotism.
