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Former Iraq ambassador to UN writes: 25 years after 9/11, who really won the War on Terror?

September 13, 2026 9:27 am

The September 11 attacks changed America forever. They have normalised the ‘forever wars’ that Trump promised to end, even as he has launched another in Iran

'It's insane': Hillary Clinton compares Trump's White House to Saddam's palace

August 08, 2026 6:49 pm

Clinton, who herself oversaw renovations to the White House Blue Room while serving as first lady, has also repeatedly criticised the ballroom project.

C Raja Mohan writes: 1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

July 22, 2026 10:32 pm

The collapse of old certainties transformed India’s strategy once before. Iran and Ukraine should force Delhi to rethink it again

UN votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein

June 01, 2024 8:04 pm

The US-sponsored resolution asks Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to prepare 'a transition and liquidation plan' in consultation with the Iraqi government by December 31, 2024 so UNAMI can start transferring its tasks and withdrawing staff and assets.

Iraqi cleric calls on loyalists to withdraw after clashes

August 30, 2022 4:23 pm

The unrest broke out Monday, when al-Sadr announced he would resign from politics and his supporters stormed the Green Zone

Man borrows from Saddam book, uses thallium on wife, in-laws

April 09, 2021 2:25 pm

Sharma alleged that in January, Arora cooked fish laced with thallium and served it to his family members. "He didn't eat it himself and didn't feed his twin children either,” a senior police officer said.

In power for 15 years, Iraq's Shi'ites split ahead of crucial vote

April 25, 2018 3:26 pm

Even Sistani seems unhappy with the performance of the politicians, issuing a fatwa recently implicitly calling on Shi'ites to vote for new blood.

Saddam Hussein perceived wrongly by the US, writes ex-CIA agent in new book

December 18, 2016 1:36 pm

An ex-CIA agent revealed in a book how the US got this and much more wrong about Hussein and what he found out during conversations with him in the days after his capture by the US military.

Middle East would be more stable if Saddam, Gaddafi still in power: Donald Trump

October 04, 2015 9:41 pm

Asked by NBC's Chuck Todd if the Middle East would be more stable with Gaddafi and Saddam in power, Trump replied, "Of course it would be."

ISIS top command dominated by ex-officers in Saddam's army

August 08, 2015 1:12 pm

Now al-Ani is a commander in the Islamic State group, said Omran, who rose to become a major general in the Iraqi army and now commands its 5th Division fighting IS.

SADDAM HUSSEIN VIDEOS

Beginning of the Gulf War: How Bush senior and Saddam Hussein's Iraq locked horns

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

On this day, US President Bush senior ordered US troops to defend Saudi against a potential Iraqi invasion by Saddam Hussein.

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