Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for over two decades, maintaining control through fear, violence, and suppression of any opposition. However, his reign came to an end in 2006 when a US-led ...

Journalist and TV presenter Sir Trevor McDonald has revealed that one question he asked Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during a landmark interview makes him “cringe” today. The 86-year-old will rewatch ...

A shock-and-awe campaign laying down a tsunami of bombs. An enemy succumbing rapidly under overwhelming firepower. And a triumphant U.S. president trumpeting a quick and easy campaign. In 2003, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump’s military operation against Iran risks repeating the unforeseen consequences of the Iraq war ...

‘It could be fatal’: Ex-State Department negotiator says US ‘misjudged’ Iran’s response to strikes ...

As a child growing up in 1990s Iraq, Hasan Hadi feared one particular day each year: when teachers would pick children who had to prepare gifts for Saddam Hussein's birthday, a compulsory national ...

The country is a mess. A megalomaniacal leader demands total fealty from not only the citizens of the country he leads, but from all of the subordinate levels of government beneath him. Anyone who ...