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Iraqi Who Toppled Saddam Hussein Statue 15 Years Ago Regrets His Action

7:06am April 09, 2018

by Jane Arraf

An Iraqi man who famously took a sledge hammer to a statue of Saddam Hussein during the U.S. invasion 15 years ago looks back at what has happened to his country since then.

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Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr addresses his supporters during a demonstration in Baghdad in 2017. He is now aligning himself with Communists ahead of Iraq's May election.

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Ahead Of Iraq's Elections, Muqtada Al-Sadr Reinvents Himself — Again

1:42pm April 03, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The Shiite cleric venerated by millions has reached out to Saudi Arabia, distanced himself from Iran and is effectively burning down his own political movement by aligning with Communists.

Saeed Ahmed Khalaf, left, and his family live in a tent on Mount Sinjar. He believes the U.S. would either help protect the Yazidis in Sinjar or help the group emigrate to a safe place.

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Yazidis Remain In Fear On Iraq's Mount Sinjar After Attempted Genocide

3:55pm March 29, 2018

by Jane Arraf

When ISIS invaded their villages in northern Iraq in 2014, tens of thousands of Yazidis fled for safety. Now their community leader says over 4,000 remain up on a mountain.

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In Iraq, Yazidis Are Trapped And Starving Even Though ISIS Is Gone

7:41pm March 27, 2018

by Jane Arraf

In 2014 the U.S. cited the attacks on Yazidis in Iraq as a reason to join the war against ISIS. But now that ISIS is gone, Yazidis are largely neglected and remain desperate on Mount Sinjar.

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15 Years Of War In Iraq, A Legacy John Bolton Has Yet To Reckon With

7:16am March 25, 2018

It's the 15th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro looks back and forward with Azmat Khan, Future of War Fellow at New America.

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15 Years Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq

9:55am March 23, 2018

We look back at the legacy of the U.S. invasion of Iraq 15 years ago with Andrew Exum, who led a platoon of Army Rangers during the war.

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Hardeep Sing (left) and Sushwinder Kaur (center) mourn holding portraits of their son Manjinder Singh, one of the 39 Indian workers whose bodies were found buried northwest of Mosul.

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Bodies of 39 Kidnapped Indian Workers Found In Mass Grave In Iraq

5:43pm March 20, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

DNA analysis of remains prove that the men who were abducted in 2014 were killed. Government officials say the victims, found in a village outside of Mosul, were murdered by ISIS.

Patrick Desbois began investigating Nazi crimes because of his family history. His grandfather was deported to a work camp in Ukraine during World War II but never spoke about what had happened. "So I decided to go there one day," he says, "and that's whe

After Documenting Nazi Crimes, A French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks On Yazidis

7:00am March 18, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Patrick Desbois has spent the last 15 years uncovering details of Nazi massacres in Eastern Europe and Russia. Using the same methods, the priest is now uncovering ISIS crimes against Yazidis.

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More than eight months after the battle ended the government hasn't restored electricity or running water in Mosul's Old City. Hundreds of residents with nowhere else to go have come back to try to live in their damaged houses.

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Months After ISIS, Much Of Iraq's Mosul Is Still Rubble

9:46am March 03, 2018

by Jane Arraf

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces drove the militants out of the city eight months ago, but residents say hardly any efforts are in place to rebuild homes after airstrikes and explosions toppled them.

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Syrian gardeners at the Domiz refugee camp in northern Iraq share the harvest.

Community And Vegetables Grow Side-By-Side In Syrian Refugee Camp Gardens

10:51am February 22, 2018

by Julia Travers

Some Syrians have found that the difficult work of growing fruits and vegetables in refugee camps brings a sense of home, peace, and of course, adds fresh food to the community.