• Diplomatic crisis erupts between Iraq and Sweden over Iraqi man who desecrated the Quran

    Diplomatic crisis erupts between Iraq and Sweden over Iraqi man who desecrated the Quran

    Jul 20, 2023 04:36 PM EDT

    ... Quran burning. Another day of protests saw thousands of demonstrators on the streets in the country. Protesters then, as well as early Thursday, called on Iraqi officials to expel Sweden's ambassador to Iraq. WATCH: Iraq’s younger generations feel shut out of the economy and political process Al-Sadr ...

  • Iraq's younger generations feel shut out of the economy and political process

    Iraq's younger generations feel shut out of the economy and political process

    Apr 07, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... get better.Simona Foltyn: From Shia to Sunni to Kurdish areas of the country, much of the post-2003 generation feels Iraq's elites have failed them, eroding the legitimacy of the political system that the United States helped install. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Simona Foltyn in Iraq.

  • Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish region

    Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish region

    Apr 07, 2023 09:35 PM EDT

    WATCH: What it means to be Iraqi, 20 years after the U.S. invasion However, a statement from the Iraqi Kurdish regional government appeared to blame local authorities in Suleimaniyah, which it accused of provoking an “attack” on the airport and using “government institutions” for "illegal activities.” The regional government ...

  • Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war

    Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war

    Apr 05, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... journalists, also with the legacy of that war.Nick Schifrin: And, Salwan, you get the last word on that legacy. What is the legacy for Iraqis of a war whose very premise was disproven? Salwan Georges: That's a hard one. The legacy have really changed the life of Iraqis ...

  • Former president of Iraq reflects on U.S. invasion 20 years later

    Former president of Iraq reflects on U.S. invasion 20 years later

    Apr 03, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... the region. Do you sometimes feel that Iraq is caught in the middle and that its interests are drowned out by geopolitical conflict? Barham Salih: Iraq -- Iraq is definitely caught in the middle. Iraq is very much a key area for regional balances and dynamics, has always been, will always ...

  • New film 'Nine Parts' explores lives of Iraqi women after U.S. invasion

    New film 'Nine Parts' explores lives of Iraqi women after U.S. invasion

    Mar 30, 2023 10:25 PM EDT

    Can you ski without risk? Actress: I always land on my feet. Jeffrey Brown: Iraq, she says, could be a bellwether for the U.S. Heather Raffo: Everything bounces back, the market, the weather. It will all bounce back. Jeffrey Brown: Unless we address where we are 20 years later ...

  • The long-lasting impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq

    The long-lasting impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq

    Mar 29, 2023 10:25 PM EDT

    ... Vali Nasr: It's important to think about the fact that, had this war as Ambassador Wolfowitz suggested, been conducted differently after we entered into Iraq, had we left a different legacy there, the question of the reasons we went in would not loom as large as they do right ...

  • 20 years after Iraq invasion, Senate votes to repeal authorization for war

    20 years after Iraq invasion, Senate votes to repeal authorization for war

    Mar 29, 2023 05:11 PM EDT

    ... the two war powers resolutions have otherwise rarely been used as the basis for any presidential action. About 2,500 U.S. troops remain in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government and assist and advise local forces. A separate 2001 authorization for the global war on terror would ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorization

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorization

    Mar 29, 2023 05:03 PM EDT

    ... the two war powers resolutions have otherwise rarely been used as the basis for any presidential action. About 2,500 U.S. troops remain in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government and assist and advise local forces. A separate 2001 authorization for the global war on terror would ...

  • Archive project explores Iraqi identity, trauma 20 years after U.S. invasion

    Archive project explores Iraqi identity, trauma 20 years after U.S. invasion

    Mar 24, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... enduring trauma has impacted the way that Iraqis interact with the country, but also their memory or their understanding of what it means to be Iraqi.Sana Murrani: Through the conversations that I have had with Iraqis from the north to the south of Iraq, they kept on coming back ...