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Former PM who is said to have destroyed Iraq makes unlikely comeback - analysis

Nouri al-Maliki let ISIS take over a third of Iraq in 2014. He spent years in the political wilderness, but now he is angling for a third term as prime minister.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters

President of Iraq, Barham Salih, speaks during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, US September 23, 2021.

United Nations General Assembly elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency

 Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian Foreign Minister, gives a speech during an election rally in support of  Iranian presidential election candidate Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran, on June 24, 2024.

Iran 'paid heavy price' for supporting proxies, Palestinians, ex-FM Zarif says at Doha Forum


This Week in History: Toppling Saddam Hussein

The dramatic scene of knocking down one of hundreds of statues of the dictator, turned out to be not much more than an opportune media event.

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'Global March to Jerusalem:' If it’s not about Israel, it’s not about us

The Jerusalem Post

Gunmen raid on Iraq checkpoints, kill 27

Insurgents disguise themselves as police, raid homes in western Iraq, kill at least 27 members of security forces.

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This Week in History: Saddam terrorizes Israel

Hoping to fracture the coalition of countries lined up against him, Saddam Hussein dragged Israel into the Gulf War.

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Iraq: Not the fall of Saigon, but certainly the fall of democracy

The Jerusalem Post

US marks official end to Iraq war in Baghdad

Nearly 9 years after invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, US Defense Secretary Panetta packs up military flag.

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November 15: Disquieting disparity

A kidnapped Venezuelan athlete is located 50 hours later and rescued, but it takes five years and a 1,000 terrorists to free an Israeli soldier.

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Operation Persia

The Jerusalem Post

Iraq's Sadr calls for halt to attacks on US troops

Extremist Iraqi cleric warns that if US forces do not leave by year-end deadline, violence against military would resume at full force.

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Terra Incognita: Not your father’s Middle East

Arab nationalism/monarchism, Islamism, scapegoating of the West are the pillars upon which the next era in the Middle East will be built.

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