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05Feb/16

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

Assange claims ‘significant victory’ after U.N. ruling

February 5, 2016WorldAssange v Swedish Prosecution Authority, Asylum, Aung San Suu Kyi, Country: Sweden, Country: United States, Ecuador, Embassy of Ecuador London, Government, Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange, Julian Assange, London, Myanmar, Politics, Reactions to the United States diplomatic cables leak, Reception of WikiLeaks, Saddam Hussein, Secrecy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vladimir Putin, Washington, WikiLeaks, Working Group on Arbitrary Detentionsmbale

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange speaks to reporters after a U.N. panel rules he had been arbitrarily detained and should be awarded compensation.

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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, Ahmed Taher, Al-Qaeda, Ali Almandalawi, Baghdad, 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, Laden, Man-made disasters, Military history, Military history by country, Modern history of Iraq, Politics of Iraq, Rationale for the Iraq War, Saddam Hussein, Saleh al-Lami, Syria, Terrorism in Iraq, Thomson Reuters Corp, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, United States, War on Terrorsmbale

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, 2015WarCountries, Democratic socialists, Government, Hussein, Invasion of Iraq, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq–United States relations, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Jeremy Corbyn, Leaders of the Labour Party, Libya, London, Military history by country, Presidency of George W. Bush, Saddam, Saddam Hussein, Syria, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

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, 2015PoliticsAmman, Ayad Allawi, Aziz, Aziz Al-Yasiri, Baghdad, Foreign relations of Iraq, Government, House of Saddam, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi Assyrian people, Iraqi people, Jordan, Kuwait, Mohammad al-Subahi, Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards, Mosul, Novelists, Politics, Revolutionary Command Council, Saddam Hussein, Tal Keif, Tariq Aziz, United Kingdom, United States, Ziadsmbale

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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