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25Oct/15

Baghdad residents react to Tony Blair’s recent apology for the Iraq war

October 25, 2015WarAbu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, Invasion of Iraq, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq–United States relations, Iraqi insurgency, Islamic State militant group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Politics of Iraq, Rationale for the Iraq War, Saddam Hussein, Terrorism in Iraq, Thomson Reuters Corp, Tony Blair, United Kingdomsmbale

Iraqis respond to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s recent apology for his country’s involvement in the Iraq war. Blair acknowledged the 2003 toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime played a part in the Islamic State’s rise.

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25Oct/15

Britain’s Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise

October 25, 2015WarDemocratic socialists, Invasion of Iraq, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq–United States relations, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jeremy Corbyn, Leaders of the Labour Party, Presidency of George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Tony Blairsmbale

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledges the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group, and apologises for some mistakes in planning the war.

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13Jun/15

Relatives hold Christian funeral for Saddam ally Aziz

June 13, 2015PoliticsAyad Allawi, Aziz, Foreign relations of Iraq, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi Assyrian people, Iraqi people, Jordan, Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards, Revolutionary Command Council, Saddam Hussein, Tariq Azizsmbale

Relatives and supporters of the late Iraqi foreign minister and Saddam Hussein’s ally Tariq Aziz attend a mass in a church ahead of his burial.

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