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Iraqi Man Who Took A Sledgehammer To Saddam Hussein's Statue Wants Him Back
It is an image seared in the minds of war-ready and war-weary Americans alike. Just weeks after the invasion of Iraq, American armored vehicles bore down on Firdos Square in downtown Baghdad, where an emboldened man had already taken a sledgehammer to the base of a statue of Saddam Hussein.
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
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.
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Iraq executes Saddam Hussein's chief guard and top aide
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.
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Iraq's ancient ruins face new looting
The looting of Iraq's ancient ruins is thriving again. This time it is not a result of the "stuff happens" chaos that followed the American invasion in 2003, but rather the bureaucratic indifference of Iraq's newly sovereign government. Thousands of archaeological sites -- containing some of the oldest treasures of civilization -- have been left un...
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Iraqi Man Who Took A Sledgehammer To Saddam Hussein's Statue Wants Him Back
It is an image seared in the minds of war-ready and war-weary Americans alike. Just weeks after the invasion of Iraq, American armored vehicles bore down on Firdos Square in downtown Baghdad, where an emboldened man had already taken a sledgehammer to the base of a statue of Saddam Hussein.
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
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.
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Iraq executes Saddam Hussein's chief guard and top aide
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.
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Iraq's ancient ruins face new looting
The looting of Iraq's ancient ruins is thriving again. This time it is not a result of the "stuff happens" chaos that followed the American invasion in 2003, but rather the bureaucratic indifference of Iraq's newly sovereign government. Thousands of archaeological sites -- containing some of the oldest treasures of civilization -- have been left un...
