SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressJan 10, 2020
Meanwhile, thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters call on both Iran and America to leave the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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As the U.S. hurdles toward war with Iran, the Truthdig columnist reminds viewers why it's so important to recognize our shared humanity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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According to the latest findings from Nature Communications, rising sea levels could wipe out major cities and displace millions by 2050. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressOct 25, 2019
The demonstrators, mostly young, unemployed men, carried Iraqi flags and demanded jobs, water and electricity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressOct 2, 2019
The violence could signal a new round of political instability in the war-weary country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
JON GAMBRELL / The Associated PressMay 18, 2019
American diplomats caution that commercial airliners risk being "misidentified" in a region crucial to global air travel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2010
Only a few hours after U.S. soldiers transferred combat duties to Iraqi security forces, a series of explosions in Basra on Saturday and in Ramadi and Fallujah on Sunday lit up Iraq, killing at least 55 and wounding many others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 11, 2009
An American soldier was taken into custody after shooting five fellow military personnel to death and wounding three others in Baghdad on Monday. The incident, which occurred at a combat stress center, marks the highest single-incident death toll for the U.S. military since April. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Fisk / TruthdigMay 3, 2009
"We acknowledge," the letter says, "that violence has claimed the lives of many thousands of Iraqi civilians over the last five years, either through terrorism or sectarian violence. Any loss of innocent lives is tragic and the Government is committed to ensuring that civilian casualties are avoided. Insurgents and terrorists are not, I regret to say, so scrupulous." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 18, 2008
The UK's Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a surprise trip to Iraq on Wednesday, followed by the announcement that British troops will begin pulling out of Iraq at the end of this coming May. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 2, 2008
April was the cruelest month in seven months in terms of the numbers of both civilians and US troops who lost their lives in Iraq A spate of deadly bombings on Wednesday killed four U soldiers, bringing the monthlong total of American dead to 50, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's crackdown on Shiite followers of Moqtada al-Sadr made for more intense violence, particularly in Basra and Sadr City, which contributed to a reported 969 Iraqi civilian deaths. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 28, 2008
The special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction has found a disturbing trend among Iraq rebuilding projects. Far too often, when work is incomplete, U.S. officials will revise or "descope" the terms of the contract to list the project as completed. One example: A $35-million children's hospital in Basra that is marked completed despite the fact that it's only 35 percent up and running. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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