Category: Iraq

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 18) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 18) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 16) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 16) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 17) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 17) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 15) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 15) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 13) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 13) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 14) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 14) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 11) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 11) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 12) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 12) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 10) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 10) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 8) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 8) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 9) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 9) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 7) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 7) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 6) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 6) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 4) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 4) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 5) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 5) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 2) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 2) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 3) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 3) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 1) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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The Iraq Inquiry Report (2009-2016) documents how Tony Blair committed Great Britain to war early in 2002, lying to the United Nations, to Parliament, and to the British people, in order to follow George Bush, who had planned an aggression on Iraq well before September 2001. Australian Prime Minister John Howard conspired with both reckless…

Source: Bush, Blair and Howard – Three reckless adventurers in Iraq (Part 1) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Iraqi artist warns of “scenario of destruction” – Your Middle East

“I am the cry, who will give voice to me?” showcases paintings, sculptures and drawings for the next six months across two Doha museums.It is potentially the lar

Source: Iraqi artist warns of “scenario of destruction” – Your Middle East

Facts about Iraq’s Christians as they fete army advance – Your Middle East

News that the town was poised to be recaptured from the jihadists sparked jubilation among Christians who had fled, with many dancing and singing in the city of Ar

Source: Facts about Iraq’s Christians as they fete army advance – Your Middle East

US troops in Iraq now ‘target’ for Shiite militia, influential cleric preaches — RT News

Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called on his followers to “target” the new US troops that are about to be sent to Iraq to fight Islamic State. The statement comes after US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the deployment of 560 more troops.

Source: US troops in Iraq now ‘target’ for Shiite militia, influential cleric preaches — RT News

Iraqi man who took a sledgehammer to Saddam Hussein’s statue wants him back

It is an image seared in the minds of war-ready and war-weary Americans alike.

Source: Iraqi man who took a sledgehammer to Saddam Hussein’s statue wants him back

Chilcot Report: The mind-boggling incompetence of Bush, Blair and Howard laid bare

The three buccaneers took leave of their senses in invading Iraq – George W. Bush, Tony Blair and John Howard.

Source: Chilcot Report: The mind-boggling incompetence of Bush, Blair and Howard laid bare

What the orphan who became a symbol of the Iraq war says about Tony Blair now | UK Politics | News | The Independent

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Ali Abbas still remembers the day his childhood changed forever, however much he might wish to forget. It was March 30 2003.  He was 12 “Just a little kid, enjoying my life, going to school, playing football, with lots of friends…” He had fallen asleep with mum Azhar, dad Ismaeel, and ten-year-old brother Abbas all sleeping reassuringly close to him in the same room.

Source: What the orphan who became a symbol of the Iraq war says about Tony Blair now | UK Politics | News | The Independent

Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State’s attacks on Baghdad

By Balsam Mustafa | (The Conversation) | – – “I’m happy that I graduated. I’m so grateful to my parents …

Source: Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State’s attacks on Baghdad

Isis claims responsibility for Baghdad car bombing as 120 die on single day | World news | The Guardian

Terror group says it targeted Shia Muslims breaking Ramadan fast in suburb of Karada

Source: Isis claims responsibility for Baghdad car bombing as 120 die on single day | World news | The Guardian

IS still ‘committing genocide’ against Yazidis, says UN probe – Your Middle East

“Genocide has occurred and is ongoing,” Paulo Pinheiro, head of the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) for Syria said in a statement.”ISIS has subjected every Yazidi

Source: IS still ‘committing genocide’ against Yazidis, says UN probe – Your Middle East

Tony Blair: Britain and US ‘profoundly’ underestimated chaos brought about by toppling of Saddam Hussein | People | News | The Independent

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Britain and America “profoundly” underestimated the chaos that would be unleashed by the toppling of Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair has admitted, in one of his starkest expressions of regret over the Iraq War. With the long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry report into the war due to be published within weeks, Mr Blair said that the West had not foreseen the “forces of destabilisation” that fill the vacuum left by the dictator’s fall.

Source: Tony Blair: Britain and US ‘profoundly’ underestimated chaos brought about by toppling of Saddam Hussein | People | News | The Independent

Isis in Iraq: Jihadists unleash death squads as Iraqi forces advance on key stronghold of Fallujah | Middle East | News | The Independent

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Isis execution squads have appeared in the streets of Fallujah, a city 40 miles west of Bag

Source: Isis in Iraq: Jihadists unleash death squads as Iraqi forces advance on key stronghold of Fallujah | Middle East | News | The Independent

Chilcot report: Tony Blair set to be savaged in ‘absolutely brutal’ Iraq war inquiry verdict | UK Politics | News | The Independent

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The long-awaited Chilcot report into the Iraq war is reportedly set to savage Tony Blair and other former government officials in an “absolutely brutal” verdict on the failings of the occupation.

Source: Chilcot report: Tony Blair set to be savaged in ‘absolutely brutal’ Iraq war inquiry verdict | UK Politics | News | The Independent

Meet The All-Female Combat Unit Taking Revenge On ISIS In Iraq

“I saw them raping my Kurdish sisters and I couldn’t accept this injustice,” their commander says.

Source: Meet The All-Female Combat Unit Taking Revenge On ISIS In Iraq

More ‘Boots on the Ground’ as Obama Again Bolsters Endless Iraq War | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

Signaling further escalation of U.S. military force in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Monday that 217 additional troops would be deployed to Iraq and that the U.S. will also be supplying Apache helicopters and millions in aid to Kurdish Peshmerga forces in an effort to fight ISIS.

Source: More ‘Boots on the Ground’ as Obama Again Bolsters Endless Iraq War | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

Near Mosul, Iraqi Troops Again Flee From ISIS as Soon as Shooting Starts — News from Antiwar.com

Near Mosul, Iraqi Troops Again Flee From ISIS as Soon as Shooting Starts | Rout of Iraqi troops another morale boost for ISIS

Source: Near Mosul, Iraqi Troops Again Flee From ISIS as Soon as Shooting Starts — News from Antiwar.com

Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes on Mosul Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?

Mosul: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?

Special Correspondent | Niqash.org | – – An increase in air strikes on Mosul is causing more civilian casualties. Ordinary …

Source: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes on Mosul Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?

US Marines Enter Ground Combat in Iraq to Defend Oil Fields AnonHQ

Jason Ditz at ANTIWAR   Even as Pentagon officials have sought to emphasize their claims of ISIS being “on the run,” ever more US ground troops are being deployed into Iraq to try to cope with ISIS offensives, with the battle of Makhmur leading to the introduction …

Source: US Marines Enter Ground Combat in Iraq to Defend Oil Fields AnonHQ

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Battle for Mosul: Iraq military launches long-term offensive to reclaim pivotal city from Islamic State – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Iraq’s armed forces launch what is expected to be a long and difficult offensive to retake Mosul.

Source: Battle for Mosul: Iraq military launches long-term offensive to reclaim pivotal city from Islamic State – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A Child Called Tragedy: Iraqi Identity in Crisis | Al Jazeera America

As Islamic State fighters spread terror and dissolve borders, Iraq’s once-diverse society faces extinction

Source: A Child Called Tragedy: Iraqi Identity in Crisis | Al Jazeera America

Collapse of Iraqi Kurdistan — RT Op-Edge

It used to be presented as a huge success story. We were told that in the middle of a ravished Middle East, surrounded by despair, death and pain, a land of milk and honey was shining brightly like a torch of hope.

Source: Collapse of Iraqi Kurdistan — RT Op-Edge

US-Supported Shia Militias in Iraq Lead Ethnic Cleansing « Antiwar.com Blog

Source: US-Supported Shia Militias in Iraq Lead Ethnic Cleansing « Antiwar.com Blog

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Rumsfeld Blames Iraq’s Instability On Religion, Instead Of The War He Started | ThinkProgress

The tendency among U.S. politicians to blame the region’s instability on religion is nothing new.

Source: Rumsfeld Blames Iraq’s Instability On Religion, Instead Of The War He Started | ThinkProgress

Iraq Atrocities – The UK’s “Independent” Inquiry – PravdaReport

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Iraq War Veteran: “I Helped Create ISIS” AnonHQ

“After fourteen years of the War on Terror, one thing is clear: the West is great at fomenting barbarism and creating failed states.” This isn’t the statement of an ignorant civilian. Two weeks ago The Pontiac Tribune published an article by one U.S. ex-solider who …

Source: Iraq War Veteran: “I Helped Create ISIS” AnonHQ

Iraq demands ‘complete withdrawal’ of Turkish forces – Your Middle East

The Iraqi government on Tuesday demanded the “complete withdrawal” of Turkish forces from its territory, indicating Ankara’s partial pullout the previous day was n

Source: Iraq demands ‘complete withdrawal’ of Turkish forces – Your Middle East

Tribal revenge and sectarianism: Iraq’s main crises – Your Middle East

While heading home on a rainy autumn day, an officer at a checkpoint in Sulaimaniya asked whether I could give an Arab worker called Ahmed* a lift. Ahmed worked in t

Source: Tribal revenge and sectarianism: Iraq’s main crises – Your Middle East

Iraq calls on Turkey to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops sent over the border without permission – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Iraqi government demands Turkey withdraw soldiers it sent over the border to an area in the country’s north controlled by Islamic State militants.

Source: Iraq calls on Turkey to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops sent over the border without permission – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Iraqi forces advance against IS on three fronts – Your Middle East

Iraqi security and allied paramilitary forces last week launched a broad offensive on Baiji, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Baghdad.The city and nearb

Source: Iraqi forces advance against IS on three fronts – Your Middle East

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Top Bush Era CIA Official Just Confirmed The Iraq War Was Based On Lies

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell has now confirmed what many have long suspected: the Iraq War was based on lies.

Source: Top Bush Era CIA Official Just Confirmed The Iraq War Was Based On Lies

No way out for the refugees – Your Middle East

The first thing he did upon arrival at Arlanda (Stockholm’s main airport) was google search “Syriac Orthodox Church.” He then phoned the church, asking if anyone cou

Source: No way out for the refugees – Your Middle East

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Islamic State: Australian air strike may have caused civilian casualties in Iraq, US report says – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

An Australian air strike against Islamic State in Iraq may have caused civilian casualties, according to a document obtained by the ABC.

Source: Islamic State: Australian air strike may have caused civilian casualties in Iraq, US report says – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)