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Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates...
From the archives | Ruthless reach for power: Dictator has a long history of violence
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis story originally published on Aug. 3, 1990. It is being republished as part of the...
Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Iraq
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Iraq Tuesday on an unannounced visit barely two weeks...
Claybourn: To be a great leader, you must grasp the importance of history
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAt the heart of political mastery lies a simple, yet often overlooked, truth: history and ideas...
Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S.-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul...
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Fast Facts
CNN via AOL· 10 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1930 Birth place:...
EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor 24 hours, loyalists of powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr transformed the country’s government...
Iraqi cleric shows power as thousands attend mass prayer
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTens of thousands of Iraqis attended a mass prayer in a Baghdad suburb on Friday called for by an...
FDR dies, Wilmington riots, U.S. fighting in Iraq: News Journal archives, week of April 7
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning...
Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950 Birth place: Hindiya, Iraq (some sources say...