2003 Iraq Invasion

Fifteen years ago, Abu Ali was thrilled to see American soldiers enter Baghdad. "The tyrant is finished," he remembers saying, imagining a bright future for Iraq without Saddam Hussein.

The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...

Tony Blair could face a motion of contempt in the House of Commons over the 2003 invasion of Iraq, British media reported today after some MPs accused the former prime minister of misleading parliament.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat ISIS in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.

Britain's ex-leader Tony Blair again apologised today for certain aspects of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, adding there were "elements of truth" to the view it was connected to the rise of the Islamic State group.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was committed to joining the United States in the Iraq war a year before the 2003 invasion, documents obtained by a Sunday newspaper suggested.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.

Presumed Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Sunday that he would have authorized the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, though he acknowledged mistakes made after Saddam Hussein's downfall.

The worst of the insurgency in Iraq is "over", a former general who commanded US Marines and British forces in the 2003 US-led invasion said on Friday, in a rare note of optimism over the crisis.

Former Vice-president Dick Cheney, an architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has defended his choices at the time, and slammed the current US course of action.

At least 112,000 civilians were killed in the 10 years since the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq that ousted Saddam Hussein, a new report published on Sunday said.

Iraq today executed Saddam Hussein's presidential secretary and chief bodyguard Abid Hamid Mahmud, justice ministry spokesman Haidar al-Saadi said. Mahmud was number four on the list of Iraqi officials targeted by American forces following the 2003 US-led invasion, behind only Saddam and his two sons Uday and Qusay.

The WikiLeaks website appears close to releasing what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret US documents in history -- hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports compiled after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.US officials said Friday they were racing to contain the damage from the imminent release, while NATO top official told reporters he...

Even in the worst spasms of violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion, cosmetic surgery didn't go out of style. Now, as Iraq has quieted down, nose jobs, Botox and liposuction are all the rage.

Fifteen years ago, Abu Ali was thrilled to see American soldiers enter Baghdad. "The tyrant is finished," he remembers saying, imagining a bright future for Iraq without Saddam Hussein.

The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...

Tony Blair could face a motion of contempt in the House of Commons over the 2003 invasion of Iraq, British media reported today after some MPs accused the former prime minister of misleading parliament.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat ISIS in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.

Britain's ex-leader Tony Blair again apologised today for certain aspects of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, adding there were "elements of truth" to the view it was connected to the rise of the Islamic State group.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was committed to joining the United States in the Iraq war a year before the 2003 invasion, documents obtained by a Sunday newspaper suggested.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.

Presumed Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Sunday that he would have authorized the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, though he acknowledged mistakes made after Saddam Hussein's downfall.

The worst of the insurgency in Iraq is "over", a former general who commanded US Marines and British forces in the 2003 US-led invasion said on Friday, in a rare note of optimism over the crisis.

Former Vice-president Dick Cheney, an architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has defended his choices at the time, and slammed the current US course of action.

At least 112,000 civilians were killed in the 10 years since the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq that ousted Saddam Hussein, a new report published on Sunday said.

Iraq today executed Saddam Hussein's presidential secretary and chief bodyguard Abid Hamid Mahmud, justice ministry spokesman Haidar al-Saadi said. Mahmud was number four on the list of Iraqi officials targeted by American forces following the 2003 US-led invasion, behind only Saddam and his two sons Uday and Qusay.

The WikiLeaks website appears close to releasing what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret US documents in history -- hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports compiled after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.US officials said Friday they were racing to contain the damage from the imminent release, while NATO top official told reporters he...

Even in the worst spasms of violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion, cosmetic surgery didn't go out of style. Now, as Iraq has quieted down, nose jobs, Botox and liposuction are all the rage.