Iraq war

U.S. Marines take cover as they push into the center of Fallujah, Iraq, in November 2004. The battle for the city produced the heaviest urban fighting of the Iraq war.

National

Is It OK To Commemorate One Of Iraq's Bloodiest Battles In A Videogame?

4:34pm June 23, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

'Six Days In Fallujah' is based on the fight between U.S. troops and Iraqi opposition forces in 2004. The project was shelved for a decade, but the creator says it offers a serious look at the battle.

In this 2007 photo, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Wilson, the diplomat who disputed prewar intelligence on Iraq and endured retribution, died on Friday. He was 69.

Politics & Government

Joseph Wilson, Former Diplomat Who Challenged Basis Of The Iraq War, Dies At 69

12:36pm September 28, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

In 2003, Wilson disputed President George W. Bush's claim that Iraq was buying uranium to build nuclear weapons. His comments led to the outing of his wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative.

Former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, seen here in 2008, has received a presidential pardon for his 2009 conviction in the killing of an Iraqi detainee.

Trump Pardons Michael Behenna, Former Soldier Convicted Of Killing Iraqi Prisoner

12:24pm May 07, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. But his claim of self-defense and a request for clemency drew support from high-profile corners of Oklahoma.

Politics & Government

Rep Walter Jones Jr. Of North Carolina Dies On 76th Birthday

10:45am February 11, 2019

by GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press

Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr.

U.S. soldiers traverse fields on the way to conducting house-to- house searches in 2007 in Mukhisa, Iraq.

National

Veterans Claiming Illness From Burn Pits Lose Court Fight

7:52am January 16, 2019

by Quil Lawrence

Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress.

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Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey addresses a crowd in New Hampshire, which happens to be a key early presidential primary state.

Politics & Government

Democrats Move To Beef Up Foreign-Policy Credentials Ahead Of 2020 Runs

8:35am December 19, 2018

by Scott Detrow

A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.

Najla Hussin and her mother at their makeshift home in a village of displaced Yazidis near Dohuk in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

World News

Yazidi Women Finally Go To School, Defying Former ISIS Rulers — And Their Own Parents

5:11pm February 14, 2018

by Jane Arraf

Some villagers considered it improper for girls to go to school. Now, after surviving the reign of ISIS, young Yazidi women in Iraq's Kurdistan region are getting an education.

George Rincon and Yolanda Reyes stand with a portrait of their son Diego Rincon. The family immigrated to the U.S. from Colombia in 1989. Diego served in the Army and was killed in Iraq in 2003.

National

Remembering A Soldier Who Died For His Country Before Becoming A Citizen

4:38am May 26, 2017

George Rincon and Yolanda Reyes remember their son, Diego, an Iraqi war veteran who was killed in action in 2003. The family came to the U.S. in 1989 as immigrants from Colombia.

When Ahmed Badr was 8 years old, his family fled Baghdad in the midst of the Iraq War. Writing helped him process his experience, so he started the website Narratio to give other young people the same opportunity.

Iraqi Refugee Empowers Youth To Share Their Stories With 'Narratio'

6:38pm May 25, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

After Ahmed Badr and his family fled the Iraq War, he used writing to grapple with his experience as a refugee in the U.S. He founded the website Narratio so other youth could share their stories.

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Trump Says He Has 'Absolute Right' To Share Intelligence With Russia

9:24pm May 16, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president is accused of leaking "highly classified" information in a meeting at the White House with Russian officials. Trump has said he gave them information and has defended doing so.