World Sep 30 Former diplomats assess U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and region's future By Geoff Bennett, Veronica Vela, Sophia Bailly
World Sep 30 U.S. military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq for Islamic State fight is complete The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting President Donald Trump to hail the conclusion of "a very expensive excursion… By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Nov 20 WATCH: Funeral for former Vice President Cheney held at Washington National Cathedral Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who in later years became an acidic scold of fellow Republican President Donald Trump. By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Nation Nov 14 Watch 9:02 20 years after the battle for Fallujah, U.S. Marines reflect on the brutal fight Twenty years ago this month, U.S. Marines began fighting the largest urban battle since the Vietnam War. More than 12,000 American, British and Iraqi troops fought for Fallujah, which had become an insurgent stronghold. In collaboration with The War Horse,… 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
Apr 05 Watch 11:38 Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi 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… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:38 Former president of Iraq reflects on U.S. invasion 20 years later By Simona Foltyn 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… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 7:56 New film 'Nine Parts' explores lives of Iraqi women after U.S. invasion By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet 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… Continue watching
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