iraq
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2021
Our View: Post-9/11 unity turned to fear – and division
The attacks brought out our worst selves, and we’re still suffering from it 20 years later.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2021
Bill Nemitz: A fire pit, a circle of friends and an ‘International Chat’
Each week on the edge of Portland Harbor, young adult immigrants share their thoughts on this troubled world.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2021
20 years later, they’re haunted by their encounters with 9/11 hijackers
Those who crossed paths with two of the World Trade Center terrorists reflect on what happened in Maine in the hours leading up to the worst attacks on American soil.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
U.S. troops in Syria are attacked after airstrikes on militias
There is no indication that Sunday's attacks by the U.S. were meant as the start of a wider, sustained U.S. air campaign in the border region.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
House votes to repeal ‘outdated’ 2002 Iraq War authorization
The broadly bipartisan vote reflects growing frustration with presidential war powers that have been used well past their original goals.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
U.S. warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraqi base
A U.S. contractor died early Wednesday after at least 10 rockets slammed into the base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
In secret Baghdad bar, a Syrian migrant serves cocktails in a risky venture
Being a barman is a dangerous trade in Iraq, where alcohol shops are frequently targeted by disapproving militias.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Commentary: Biden could curb right-wing extremism by ending the U.S. ‘forever war’
America's endless wars have helped fuel a new generation of alienated veterans – some of whom join extremist movements. Biden must curb U.S. militarism.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
Iraqi military says rocket attack in Baghdad kills child
Frequent attacks targeting the U.S. Embassy and vehicles transporting equipment for U.S. troops have led Washington to threaten to close its Baghdad diplomatic mission and sparked a diplomatic crisis prior to the U.S. presidential election.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 each in Iraq, Afghanistan
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says the withdrawals will be made 5 days before Joe Biden takes office as president, despite arguments from senior military officials in favor of a slower pullout.
