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Machine-gun fire echoed throughout central Baghdad as protesters stormed the Govt palace.
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George W Bush faces backlash over 'brutal invasion of Iraq' gaffe
The former US president mistakenly referred to the Iraq war as 'wholly unjustified'.
George W Bush mistakenly condemns 'brutal invasion of Iraq'
Former US president misspeaks as he decries Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
'Russia lies in the most absurd and grotesque ways': Bellingcat founder
"Information is a battleground": The digital investigators gathering war crimes evidence.
'Outrageous attack': Iranian missiles reportedly hit US consulate in Iraq
At least 12 ballistic missiles struck a US consulate in Iraq.
Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly airstrikes
New York Times: Flawed intelligence, faulty targeting and years of civilian deaths.
'Our boat was surrounded by dead bodies': Witnessing a migrant tragedy
New York Times: At least 27 people are believed to have died in channel tragedy.
They twice gave up everything to flee Iraq. They keep getting sent back
New York Times: One family have tried twice to make it to Germany, only to be deported.
Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Thousands from the Middle East have been trying to cross into the EU in recent months.
Iraq PM condemns 'cowardly' rocket attack
World leaders have condemned a failed attack on Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Death by drones: Iraqi prime minister survives assassination attempt
Seven security guards were injured in the attack.
'Fake news': Trump's rant a day after Powell's death
Trump attacked Powell's record on Iraq and called him a 'Republican in name only'.
Iraqis do not forgive Colin Powell
For many Iraqis, Powell is remembered for making the case for war against their country.
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from Covid complications
President Joe Biden says Powell 'embodied the highest ideals of a warrior and diplomat'.
Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
By the time the US withdrew in 2011, tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians were dead.
World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Victims' relatives and four US presidents paid their respects at Ground Zero.
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last
9/11 meant a chance to reshape the post-Cold War world. The US squandered it.
Comment | After 9/11, we don't need less US intervention abroad, we need better US intervention
Twenty years on from 9/11, what have we in the West learned?
Editorial: Scars from 9/11 have only grown
Editorial: Bush's 'war on terror' was an open-end escalation framed in religious rhetoric.
Neighbours from Syria and Iraq radicalised terrorist, mother says
Mother of terrorist said her son then started posting radical views on social media.
64 dead in fire at Covid-19 hospital ward in Iraq
Health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the fire.
Donald Rumsfeld's fog of memos
New York Times: The former defence secretary was a man lost in his own endless archive.
'I will never forgive him': Iraqis remember Donald Rumsfeld
'This is the person who ruined our country.'
Fire tears through Iraq hospital, killing 15 Covid-19 patients
The fire is believed to have been caused when at least one oxygen cylinder exploded.
Pope treads new ground in Iraq
Editorial: The visit to Iraq shows the power of personal example.
US mulls response to Iraq airbase attack
At least 10 rockets slammed into an Iraqi air base housing US and coalition troops.
Pentagon: US contractor dies in rocket attack at Iraq base
At least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing US and other coalition troops.
Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops: Official
At least 10 rockets targeted an Iraqi military base that hosts US-led coalition troops.
Editorial: There are no easy answers in the Middle East
EDITORIAL: The most significant foreign moves Biden has made have been in the region.
Pope's trip to Iraq a 'bad idea' say experts
No one wants to tell Pope Francis to call off the visit, apart from these virologists.
Years after massacre, Isis victims are finally buried by loved ones
New York Times: Seven years after being shot by Isis, remains of 103 victims returned.
Iraqis flout virus precautions amid widespread belief in immunity
New York Times: Some officials promoting false idea that Iraq has acquired herd immunity.
Twin suicide bombings kill 32 in Iraq
First suicide bomber cried out that he was ill at a market before letting off the device.
'Broke my life again': Pardons in killings of Iraqi civilians stir angry response
The father of a 9-year-old-boy killed by US contractors has pleaded for punishment.