US-led invasion of Iraq
All US combat troops to withdraw from Iraq by end of this year
The opposition in Iraq has said the decision does not go far enough as the parliament had passed a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of foreign troops from the country
US Supreme Court rejects defense contractor’s appeal for protection in Abu Ghraib torture case
The employees of defense contractor CACI have been accused by three Iraqi men of torture during their detention in the Abu Ghraib prison from which they were eventually released without charge
Iraqis protest government’s 2021 employment policy, demand public sector jobs
Protests in capital Baghdad saw thousands mobilize outside the prime minister’s office even as the Iraqi parliament continues to debate the 2021 budget for over a month. Protesters in the oil-rich southern region also forcefully shut down an oil field
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