Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment and Development (IIB), one of the foremost banks launched in Iraq, and MSA Novo (MSA), a Singapore-headquartered multi-stage global venture capital (VC) fund that …
Is Blinken repeating Biden’s Iraq mistake in Africa?
Violence continues in and around Las Anod [Laascaanood], the capital of Somaliland’s Sool region. While clan tensions in the region are nothing new, the current outbreak of violence was not …
‘Making it out alive’: Music duo War Hippies band together through Iraq experience, country music
Brown left the Marine Corps shortly after leaving Iraq in 2003, choosing to pursue a music career … are especially adept to deal with the ups and downs in the entertainment business. “People are …
Factbox-Iraq War: Quotes From the Conflict and Its Aftermath
Here are some notable quotes from before, during and after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein. * Jan. 29, 2002 – “States like these, and their terrorist allies, …
Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’
“Iraq is still under pressure from ISIS,” said retired Marine … the families of 160 people whose remains were found in a warehouse used by a cremation business whose license was suspended. Six …
The Iraq war started the post-truth era. And America is to blame
The Iraq war ushered in a style of politics where truth is, at best, an inconvenience …
This Democrat, Republican agree it’s time to get Iraq war laws off the books
This month marks the 20th anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the legal authorization to wage war against Iraq is still on the books today.
US Senate moves closer to vote on repealing past Iraq war authorizations -Schumer
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would take the first procedural steps later on Tuesday toward a vote on repealing two authorizations for past wars in Iraq, days before the 20th …
Legal immigrant who served in Iraq enraged after state allows driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants
Somali-born Army veteran argues Minnesota’s new law allowing driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants is “absolutely outrageous” after she waited years to obtain hers.
Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled
When U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, Adel Amer celebrated what he thought marked the end of two decades of war and isolation under sanctions that had brought Iraq and its people to …