Saddam hussein

Justice in Baghdad: Iraq convicts notorious Saddam Hussein-era torturer

This step is important for Iraq because it continues to show that Baghdad can get some justice for victims of the Saddam era.

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq.
A fighter from the Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) takes part in a training exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in February.

Israel and Kurdistan: Regional collapse reshapes the Middle East map - opinion

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2024

Survival means victory: Preserving honor as a war objective - opinion

View of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, in Paris, France, January 25, 2024.

Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent


An Admired Enemy

The Jerusalem Post

Advise and assist: The Iraqi army through the eyes of an American advisor

Fourteen years after the first insurgents emerged in Iraq in 2003, the US may have found a model that works in Iraq.

A US soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near West Mosul, Iraq June 21, 2017

If Baghdadi is dead, next ISIS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer

Armed groups fighting in the region and many regional officials are skeptical about the reports of his death.

 Al-Baghdadi proclaimed himself 'caliph,' or ruler of all Muslims, from the pulpit of the al-Nuri Mosque on July 4, 2014

PA leader makes 1st Kuwait visit in 20 years

Abbas makes first visit since rift developed when Yasser Arafat was thought to back Hussein in 1st Gulf War.

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Iraqi who tried to topple Saddam statue regrets it

10 years later, man famous for trying to bring down statue with sledgehammer regrets that Saddam is gone.

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February 5: Preventive health

If the Health Ministry invested a small amount of money in an advertising campaign and changed its attitude, the hospitals would be at less than fullcapacity come next winter.

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Jordan gears up for parliamentary elections

Absence of Islamists from ballot stirs conflict over vote; activists bemoan the fact candidates are not competent.

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Famed Gulf War US General Schwarzkopf dies at 78

'Stormin Norman', who headed coalition which drove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, dies at Tampa, Florida home.

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Tiraillés entre deux foyers

Les Israéliens nés en Iran regardent avec inquiétude la tension monter entre leur patrie et leur pays d’adoption.

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Into the Fray: Illogical, ineffectual, immoral

Without a credible threat of military force, the policy of sanctions against Iran lacks wisdom, efficacy and morality.

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