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What Chairman Mao can teach us about Iraq
Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki hasn’t read Chairman Mao on guerillas – but he’s right about one thing: the battle for Iraq will be long and it will continue.
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Former prime minister Tony Blair insists he has not been holding up the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war. So what has it taken so long to see the light of day?
The International Criminal Court is reopening an investigation into allegations of war crimes against the British Army in Iraq.
Mick Brennan, who is competing in three skiing disciplines in the 2014 Winter Paralympics at Sochi, took up skiing after suffering serious injuries in a suicide attack in Iraq 10 years ago.
Former US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates tells Channel 4 News that a number of “serious mistakes” were made in Iraq but says: “‘we accomplished our mission”.
Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki hasn’t read Chairman Mao on guerillas – but he’s right about one thing: the battle for Iraq will be long and it will continue.
Human rights lawyers call for the International Criminal Court to investigate thousands of allegations of abuse by British forces in Iraq.
The Iraqi army deploys tanks and artillery around Fallujah as leaders in the city urge al-Qaeda-linked militants to leave to avert an impending military assault.
Iraq is descending into yet another bloody conflict. Thousands have fled the city of Fallujah, which is now held by militants. So what next for this blood-stained state? Lindsey Hilsum explains.
Iraq’s prime minister calls on tribal leaders in Anbar province to expel al-Qaeda linked fighters who have taken over key towns and cities in the region.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says America will help Iraq fight al-Qaeda-linked militants – but not with troops – after the government loses control of the key city of Fallujah.
At least 34 people are killed when a car bomb explodes near a church in southern Baghdad, Iraq, after a Christmas service.
James Rubin, former assistant secretary of state, discusses Obama’s Syria strategy. He tells Channel 4 News: “Iraq really shocked Americans. Certainly there has been a decline in American leadership.”
There’s a new town in town. Not on any map, but deep in the public psyche of the UK, US and France. It’s Baghdamascus.
President Barack Obama says he is confident that congress will vote in favour of military action and that the US will “degrade” President Bashar al-Assad’s capabilities.
British MPs may think they’re debating Syria, but their frame of reference is Iraq. Of course we should learn from past mistakes but the two situations are different, the proposed intervention is different and the aim is different.