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Children as Casualties of War
More Iraqi civilians died in the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf War - due to sanction induced hunger and sickness - than from the actual war itself.
The UK Iraq War Inquiry
The inquiry hears that the UK had the possibility to resist the war but something in British diplomacy failed
1991 Tragedy of Iraq
A massacre is described as being a one-sided battle, extreme and brutal; the heaviest casualties are either civilians, or an army unable to defend itself.
Highway of Death – 1991 Persian Gulf War
An army committed to keeping human losses at minimum would attempt to keep track of its casualties, yet this did not happen in Iraq.
Iraqi Engineer Finds Peace Studying in Canada
After spending the first part of the American-led war against his country, Baraa Safaa made a switch to Canada to find a new life without forgetting home.
Study Finds Women Worse Off in Post-Sadaam Iraq
Though violence has decreased throughout the war-torn country, Oxfam International finds that Iraqi women's new role as family breadwinners leads to increased hardships.
The Life of a War Journalist
As the war in Iraq draws to a close, Aparisim 'Bobby' Ghosh TIME magazine's ex bureau chief in Baghdad looks back on four-and-a-half years on the frontline.
Reporting Iraq from the Iraqi Side
Foreign correspondents and local Iraqi stringers who work without military or government protection are subject to various challenges when reporting Iraq.
Reporting on Iraq is Deadly
Reporting Iraq is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Journalists are caught between professionalism and their lives.
The Iraq War
On 20 March 2003, a coalition force containing over 300,000 soldiers invaded the Middle Eastern country of Iraq searching for weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq Mulls Security Pact
Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki supports the security pact between the U.S. and Iraq, which would pull U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011.
Iraq: Sadr's New Mahdi Army
Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr recently reorganized his Mahdi Army into two wings, one for cultural matters and one for resistance to American-led forces.
Iraq to Assume Responsibility for Anbar Province
United States Marines in al Anbar Province, Iraq, are set to hand over their security responsibilities to Iraqi forces at the beginning of September.
British Forces to Leave Iraq
Under a new plan reported August 15, the British could withdraw from Iraq in as little as twelve months.
New Strategies for Baghdad
Violence is down in Baghdad and the American and Iraqi governments must capitalize on the relative peace.
What Iraqis Want
Approximately two-of-three Iraqis believe that the "surge" has failed.