Saddam Hussein
UN votes to end Iraq's mission established after invasion toppled Saddam
The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to end the UN political mission in Iraq established in 2003 following the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein to coordinate post-conflict humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, and to help restore a representative government in the country. The Iraqi government asked the council in a May 8 letter to wrap up the mission by the end of 2025 and that's what the resolution does: It extends the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, known as UNAMI, for a final 19 months until December 31, 2025 when all its work will cease. The US-sponsored resolution asks Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to prepare a transition and liquidation plan in consultation with the Iraqi government by December 31, 2024 so UNAMI can start transferring its tasks and withdrawing staff and assets. The council said it supports Iraq's continuing stabilisation efforts including its ongoing fight against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida ..
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US, Iraq governments expected to soon begin talks on troops withdrawal
The US and Iraq are expected to soon begin talks on the American military presence in the country following calls from the Iraq government for the US to withdraw its troops, as reported by CNN
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Rahul looks like Saddam, says Assam CM; Congress terms him 'petty troll'
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi looks like "Saddam Hussein", the former Iraqi dictator, and it would have been better had he turned his appearance like Sardar Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru or Mahatma Gandhi. Hitting back, senior Congress leader Manish Tewari said the Assm CM was sounding like a "petty troll". Gandhi has been seen sporting a beard during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, a mass contact initiative of the Congress. During a public rally in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, Sarma said, "I just saw that his looks have also changed. I said in a TV interview a few days back that there is nothing wrong with his new look. But if you have to change the looks, at least make it like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or even Jawaharlal Nehru will do. It is better if it looks like Gandhiji. But why is your face turning into Saddam Hussein?" This is because the Congress culture is not closer to Indian people. Their culture is closer to people who have never ..
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Reports of Saddam Hussein hiding in hole 'fabricated': Iraqi Interpreter
Reports that US troops captured former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein while he was hiding in an underground hole were fabricated, an Iraqi interpreter who worked with the US military at the time said
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September 11 and the debacle of 'nation-building' in Iraq and Afghanistan
Nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq was the resurrection of a doctrine that should have been buried after Vietnam.
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US lawmakers debate repealing Saddam Hussein-era war measures on Iraq
The Biden administration encouraged lawmakers to repeal an authorisation for military action in Iraq crafted when Saddam Hussein was still alive
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US House votes to scrap 2002 resolution that authorised Iraq war
The White House said in a statement that it supports the House Bill
Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi used to win elections too, says Rahul Gandhi
Lambasting the Centre over reports claiming decline of democracy in India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi used to win elections as well
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Even Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein used to have elections: Rahul
Elections are not just about voting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, noting that even Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi used to have and win polls
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Iraqi forces gun down 28 protesters after Iranian consulate is set on fire
Iraq's capital and south have been rocked by the worst street unrest since the 2003 US-led invasion with a protest movement venting fury at the govt and its backers in neighbouring Iran
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In final days, Saddam Hussein befriended US guards, listened to Mary Blige
Saddam, who ruled Iraq for three decades, was hanged in 2006 at the age of 69
