Nation Nov 14 20 years after the battle for Fallujah, U.S. Marines reflect on the brutal fight By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev
Nation Nov 12 Abu Ghraib detainees awarded $42 million, jury holds military contractor responsible for contributing to torture A U.S. jury has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago. By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press
World Apr 05 Watch 11:38 Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war Twenty years ago, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. With them, and waiting for them in Baghdad, were hundreds of journalists who would go on to document a war that took a brutal toll on Iraq, on many soldiers and marines and… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Apr 03 Watch 8:38 Former president of Iraq reflects on U.S. invasion 20 years later Sunday will mark 20 years since American troops captured Baghdad after a swift and seemingly conclusive victory over Iraqi forces. But that victory was a mirage and years of terror remained for both Iraq and the U.S. before the establishment… By Simona Foltyn
Arts Mar 30 Watch 7:56 New film ‘Nine Parts’ explores lives of Iraqi women after U.S. invasion After the U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago, Iraqi American playwright and actor Heather Raffo created and starred in an acclaimed play “Nine Parts of Desire” about the lives of Iraqi women. She’s returned to the subject on film and… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Mar 29 Watch 14:02 The long-lasting impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Twenty years ago, thousands of American troops were racing across the deserts of Iraq toward Baghdad to depose Saddam Hussein. It led to a near-decade of civil war and occupation, no discovery of weapons of mass destruction, the deaths of… Continue watching
Mar 29 20 years after Iraq invasion, Senate votes to repeal authorization for war By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate has voted to repeal the decades-old congressional measure that greenlighted the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: 20 years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, Senate debates repeal of AUMF authorizing the war By Ellen Knickmeyer, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press 20 years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, the Senate will debate repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq, pushing to end that authority. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 9:21 How Iraq war still impacts lives of American Marines and families 20 years later By Mike Cerre The U.S. invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003. As American troops raced toward the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, special correspondent Mike Cerre was embedded with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines known as FOX 2/5. He takes a look… Continue watching
Mar 16 Senate takes first steps to repeal Iraq War authorization By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate is taking the first steps toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq. The push to end that authority comes as the United States marks the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. Continue reading