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Desmond Tutu calls for Bush, Blair to face Hague
02/09/2012 - SOUTH AFRICA

Desmond Tutu calls for Bush, Blair to face Hague

Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa called on Sunday for former British PM Tony Blair and former US president George W. Bush to face trial at The Hague for lying about weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the Iraq war.
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Andrew Exum, author of 'This Man's Army'
31/07/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Andrew Exum, author of 'This Man's Army'

Melissa Bell meets Andrew Exum, Senior Fellow with the Center for a New American Security in Washington and author of "This Man's Army: A Soldier's Story from the Front Lines of the War on Terrorism". Andrew Exum discusses the US military interventions over the last decade and tries to explain the war on terror from the frontline.
Deadly blasts mark nine years since start of Iraq war
20/03/2012 - IRAQ

Deadly blasts mark nine years since start of Iraq war

A series of apparently coordinated bombings in a dozen cities across Iraq left at least 45 people dead and at least 190 others wounded on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of the US-led offensive that led to the 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
US marine spared jail over Haditha killings
25/01/2012 - IRAQ WAR

US marine spared jail over Haditha killings

US marine Sergeant Frank Wuterich was on Tuesday spared a jail sentence for his role in a 2005 massacre of 24 civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha. The Staff Sergeant now faces only a demotion to the rank of private.
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US Marine agrees to lesser charge in Haditha killings
23/01/2012 - IRAQ

US Marine agrees to lesser charge in Haditha killings

The US sergeant that led a Marine unit accused of killing 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha after their comrade was killed by a roadside bomb pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Monday. Frank Wuterich now faces a maximum three-month sentence.
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US lawsuit over Blackwater deaths ends without trial
07/01/2012 - IRAQ WAR

US lawsuit over Blackwater deaths ends without trial

A US appeals court ended a lawsuit over a 2004 incident in which four contractors from Blackwater security firm working in Fallujah, Iraq were killed by insurgents. Victims' families reached a deal with the company, ending hopes of a public trial.
Iraq on its own (part 2)
05/01/2012 - THE DEBATE

Iraq on its own (part 2)

With US troops gone for good, will Iraq implode or muddle along? François Picard’s panel looks at the fallout from the deadliest day of sectarian violence in five months.
Iraq on its own
05/01/2012 - THE DEBATE

Iraq on its own

With US troops gone for good, will Iraq implode or muddle along? François Picard’s panel looks at the fallout from the deadliest day of sectarian violence in five months.
Iraq war death toll at 162,000, says NGO
02/01/2012 - Iraq

Iraq war death toll at 162,000, says NGO

The UK-based NGO Iraq Body Count (IBC) said Monday that the death toll in Iraq since the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to last month's withdrawal of US forces is at 162,000. The NGO also said 79 per cent of fatalities were civilians.
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Violence continues as suicide bomber targets ministry
26/12/2011 - Iraq

Violence continues as suicide bomber targets ministry

A suicide bomber set off a car bomb Monday at the Interior Ministry in Baghdad, officials said. The blast killed at least five and wounded dozens of others in the wake of a wave of deadly attacks that struck Baghdad on Thursday.
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