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US Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus speaks to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, 8 April 2008.

David Petraeus talks Trump, Gaza 'gated' areas and challenges 'privatisation' of war

In an interview with Al Majalla, the former CIA director says the US president's Middle East approach is working and explains how Ahmed al-Sharaa's vision for Syria aligns with his own

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Iraqi poet al-Sayyab: A rich legacy plagued by adversity

What remains of the legacy of the great Iraqi poet Badr Shakir al-Sayyab? Ali Mahmoud Khodir revisits the eventful life of the late poet as told by his son

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An analysis of the failings of Iraqi nation-building since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the effects of these failings as felt by those living in the country today.

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Can Iraq escape its endless cycle of chaos?

An analysis of the failings of Iraqi nation-building since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the effects of these failings as felt by those living in the country today

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Civilian deaths in Iraq since 2003 US invasion

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Security institutions were purposely kept weak so as there would be no threat to the ruling parties, but this has led to widespread crime and terror

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20 years after US invasion of Iraq, chaos and corruption reign

Security institutions were purposely kept weak so as there would be no threat to the ruling parties, but this has led to widespread crime and terror

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