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Obama marks end of Iraq war

Obama highlighted the human side of the war, reflecting on the bravery and sacrifices of US forces n...

A US war veteran dies by suicide every 80 mins

A study said military suicides have gone up since the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Prosecutions in US going up for war zone crimes

As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, the number of people indicted and convicted by the US...

Iran displays missiles on anniversary of Iraq war

Iran is marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iraq-Iran war with a military parade.

Strikes against Iraq security forces kill 19

Two morning bombings and a drive-by shooting at dawn revealed how vulnerable Iraqi forces remain to ...

Court clears way for torture suit against Rumsfeld

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a civil suit against former defense secretary Donald...

American allowed to sue Rumsfeld over torture

The US Army veteran says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the US military in Iraq.

Libya action differs from Iraq war: Britain`s Clegg

Deputy British Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that the intervention in Libya is different from the ...

I don`t regret Iraq war: Condoleezza Rice

Former US secretary of state said US-led ISAF was winning war in Afghanistan.

Blair defends actions in new Iraq inquiry grilling

Former UK PM said he was determined to do whatever it took to disarm Saddam despite legal concerns.

`Bush admits to making errors in Iraq war`

Former US President George W Bush has admitted that he committed many errors involving the Iraq war.

Aussie shoe-thrower irritated by former premier

An Australian activist who shocked viewers by hurling his shoes at former prime minister John Howard...

WikiLeaks chief living a haunted life

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living a haunted life fearing arrest after the release of nearly...

British let al Qaeda kingpin Zarqawi go free, say Iraq war logs

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi became friends with Osama bin Laden when in late 1980s.

`Mandela breathed fire over Britain`s role in Iraq`

Mandela felt betrayed by Tony Blair`s decision to join US-led Iraq invasion.

`Blair ignored warnings to go to Iraq war`

Ex-senior intelligence official, Dr Brian Jones, makes this claim.

Obama says Iraq war `ending,` calls country `sovereign`

After more than 7 years, the US will end its combat mission in Iraq.

UK, US relied on dubious intelligence: Blix

The United Nations former chief weapons inspector told Britain`s inquiry into the Iraq war Wednesday...

Iraq war illegal, says UK’s Deputy PM

Britain`s Deputy PM has thrown into confusion coalition government`s policy.

Iraq`s artists reflect pain, trauma of the war

Iraq`s artists use work to try to process turmoil since the 2003 US-led invasion, and what they are ...

Blair exaggerated Iran`s role in Iraq: Ex-UK envoy

Sir Richard says Blair wrongly assumed Iran would be hostile to the Iraq war.

Iraq war illegal, Tony Blair was told

In a secret memo, ex-UK PM was warned that Iraq invasion would be illegal.

Iraq war could have been avoided: Dalai Lama

War could been avoided through negotiations with Saddam, said Dalai Lama.

French face transplant pioneer to help Iraq war wounded

French face transplant pioneer Laurent Lantieri has said he will begin training US army surgeons to ...

British PM under fire for Iraq war defence

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown came under fire on Saturday for the way he defended his role in ...

‘Bush was misled on Iraq’s WMD’

Former US president George W Bush’s top political adviser, Karl Rove, has claimed that Bush would no...

Depressed Blair `wanted to quit after Iraq war`: Report

Tony Blair was so depressed after the Iraq war that the then British premier told Gordon Brown he wo...

UK cabinet `misled` over Iraq war

A former UK minister has told a public inquiry into the war in Iraq that the British cabinet was "mi...

Afghan, Iraq wars shape Pentagon budget, US strategy

The Obama administration plans to unveil a defence budget on Monday that pours billions into drones,...

Blair`s testimony comes too late, say Iraqis

Many Iraqis were unaware on Friday that Tony Blair was facing a public grilling in London, and those...

Defiant Blair defends decisions over Iraq war

Former British prime minister Tony Blair defended the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq on Friday, saying...

Britain’s expert lawyers to declare Iraq war illegal: Reports

Two former government lawyers involved in the preparations for Britain`s invasion of Iraq will testi...

Britain was keen to avoid Iraq war: Ex-foreign minister

Britain wanted to avoid the 2003 war in Iraq, its foreign secretary at the time said on Thursday, sa...

Brown to appear before Britain`s Iraq inquiry

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is due to give evidence to an inquiry into the Iraq war, prior t...

Iraq inquiry: Minister says Britain wanted diplomatic solution

The first ex-cabinet minister to give proof to the Iraq war inquiry insisted that Britain had alway...

Tony Blair to testify on Britain`s role in Iraq war

Former British prime minister Tony Blair, who controversially backed the US-led invasion of Iraq, wi...

Blair’s ‘sycophancy’ blamed for British involvement in Iraq war

Former British prime minister Tony Blair’s “sycophancy” towards Washington and the failure of the go...

Blair Iraq war admission sparks fresh outrage

Tony Blair`s admission that Britain would have backed the Iraq war even if he knew it did not have w...

Blair will give Iraq war evidence in public: Inquiry

Britain`s Iraq war inquiry said on Sunday that former prime minister Tony Blair would be questioned ...

Blair defends Iraq war, even without WMD

Britain would have backed the invasion of Iraq even if it had been known that Saddam Hussein had no ...

Ex-UN weapons inspector condemns Blair, Bush on Iraq

George W Bush and Tony Blair`s conviction that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was a threat blinded them...

UK planning on Iraq focused after 2002 meeting

British military chiefs began planning for potential involvement in an American-led invasion after a...

Blair was told Iraq war `illegal`: Report

The government`s chief legal advisor informed then British prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that de...

US followed own timetable on Iraq war: Ex-UK envoy

The United States followed its own military timetable for the 2003 invasion of Iraq rather than allo...

Bush, Blair `inked a deal to topple Saddam in 2002`

Tony Blair and George W Bush had signed a "secret deal" to topple Saddam Hussein a year before the U...

Saddam, al Qaeda weren`t natural allies: British officials

Iran and Libya, not Saddam Hussein`s Iraqi regime, were Britain`s main security concerns before the ...

British probe reveals lead-up to Iraq war

The first full-scale inquiry into Britain`s role in the Iraq war opened with testimony suggesting Wa...

Britain begins long-awaited Iraq war probe

A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain`s role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday, vowing not to "shy...

British, US military had tensions over Iraq: Report

Hostility between US and British military leaders in Iraq ran deep, with one describing his US count...

Queen honours Iraq war dead

The Queen on Friday joined families and politicians for a service of remembrance to honour British s...

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