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How the Iraq war unleashed jihad and the rise of Isis

The outrage around the invasion became a call to arms, the repercussions of which are still being felt today, writes Kim Sengupta

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How Iraq war destroyed UK’s trust in politicians and left Labour in turmoil

Tony Blair’s decision to invade tore at successive Labour leaders and weakened the intelligence services

The Guardian - UK

So where were they, Mr Blair? How The Independent exposed the lie of Saddam’s WMD and the justification for an illegal war

The Independent titles vigorously opposed the Iraq war long before others saw the error of their support: Then-editor Tristan Davies reveals how, one month into the conflict, The Independent on Sunday became the first to highlight the failure to find weapons of mass destruction

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Twenty years on: The shocking numbers behind the Iraq war

Trillion-dollar war. Hundreds of thousands dead. Zero weapons of mass destruction. Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports on the numbers behind the war

The Independent UK

The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photos

On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq.

WEKU

Watch view live from Baghdad as the country marks 20 years of Iraq war

Watch the scene live from Baghdad as the country marks the 20-year anniversary since the breakout of the Iraq war.

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: Amazon acts on party drug loophole, Credit Suisse takeover deal, Perrottet talks pokies

Vladimir Putin visits Mariupol, Marles says Iraq war opponents have been vindicated and NSW election nears

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How the Iraq war unfolded – as reported by The Independent

The conflict cost hundreds of thousands of lives, ruined millions more and shook an entire region – and The Independent was one of the few to oppose invasion from the very beginning. From WMDs and ‘sexed-up’ dossiers to whitewashing and ‘we got him’, here’s how Bush and Blair’s doomed war…

The Independent UK

Australian War Memorial reveals new Iraq War gallery will showcase 'NO WAR' Sydney Opera House protest items alongside fighter jet

On the 20th anniversary of the start of the second Iraq war, the Australian War Memorial reveals that its new gallery marking the conflict will feature anti-war protest material alongside a F/A-18 Hornet.

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Labor’s opposition to Iraq war ‘vindicated’, Richard Marles says

Defence minister says any decision to engage in armed conflict should be better debated and scrutinised

The Guardian - AU

Darker side of conflict emphasised in revamped Australian War Memorial

There will be trigger warnings before distressing exhibits and quiet spaces to contemplate.

The Canberra Times

How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq

What were the reasons given for the Iraq war, and how do they stand up today?

Al Jazeera

'I was on the frontline with our soldiers in Iraq. This is what I'll never forget'

Former M.E.N. war correspondent Martin Dillon, who was embedded with 7 Para, vividly recalls his time in the desert, and warns politicians to think twice before dispatching solders to fight on foreign soil

Manchester Evening News

MP renews call for Assange release on war anniversary

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War it is 'unconscionable' for the United States to pursue charges against Julian Assange.

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The Guardian - UK

Geysers of burning oil, looting and mayhem – reporting on the opening days of the Iraq war

The Guardian and Observer’s correspondent recalls his 2003 journey dodging US tanks, checkpoints and police

The Conversation

The Iraq war's damage to public trust in experts has consequences right up to today

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, politicians continue to repeat the errors of the past by taking information from security briefings that they want to hear.

The Conversation

Iraq war 20 years on: the British government has never fully learned from Tony Blair's mistakes

The Iraq war remains the UK’s most investigated foreign policy decision of the past 50 years. As the world marks 20 years since the invasion that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, we have to ask, has the UK learned any lessons from what happened in 2003?

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On this day 20 years ago, Robin Cook tried to stop the Iraq war. I helped write that historic speech

He grieved that he was unable to avert the conflict. But look at his words: he was so right, says writer and former special advisor David Clark

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Two decades later, it feels as if the US is trying to forget the Iraq war ever happened

In framing the Ukraine war as a fight between democracy and autocracy, Biden shows that the US hasn’t learned from Iraq

The Guardian - UK

‘It never goes away’: three Britons on how the Iraq war changed their lives

A mother whose son was killed in Basra, a senior non-commissioned officer with PTSD and a psychiatric nurse reflect 20 years on

The Guardian - US

From The Hurt Locker to American Sniper: how Hollywood tried to tackle the Iraq war

Two decades on from the beginning of the war, a handful of films have tried various ways to show the conflict with audiences mostly choosing to stay away

The Guardian - UK

Two decades on, the Iraq war continues to sow distrust in politics

Letters: Tony Blair’s invasion, based on flawed evidence, helped shape a generation that now views politicians as untrustworthy, says Stuart Finegan. Plus letters from Mark Dowd, John Parkin and Suzanne Saxby

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Senate advances a bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations

A bill to repeal authorization of the use of force in Iraq has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate. A final vote in the chamber could come near 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

The Independent UK

Senators beginning effort to repeal Iraq War authorization

The Senate is taking the first steps toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq

The Conversation

Iraq war, 20 years on: how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state

Two decades ago, Australia joined the US-led “coalition of the willing” that staged a major military intervention in Iraq.

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