The Iraqi sheikh who wants the British ‘to stand by us’
Sheikh Mustafa Jboori has seen enough strife in Iraq, but thinks the current crisis is worse than 2006 – and Saddam Hussein.
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The scale of the crisis in Iraq has led many to wonder what was once unpalatable: would the country be more stable if Saddam Hussein had remained in power?
The tomb of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein is severely damaged in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State militants and Iraqi security forces in Tikrit.
Tariq Aziz, for two decades the public face of Saddam Hussein’s regime, was condemned to death for “persecution of the religious parties”, notably the Dawa, the Shi’ite Muslim party which now governs Iraq.
The education secretary Nadhim Zahawi is an Iraqi Kurd who left his home country when he was just 11, his family fearing for their lives under Saddam Hussein.
Iraq’s armed forces, backed by Shia militia, begin a a campaign aimed at driving Islamic State militants out of Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.
Sheikh Mustafa Jboori has seen enough strife in Iraq, but thinks the current crisis is worse than 2006 – and Saddam Hussein.
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum charts the origins of crisis in Iraq – from the ousting of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, through the consolidation of Shia power, and resulting in more bloodshed.
Islamist militant group Isis makes further gains in Iraq, seizing Tikrit – the hometown of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein – 95 miles north of Baghdad.
Tony Benn, who has died aged 88, appeared on our television screens over several decades – on the stump, addressing conferences, discussing his famous diairies, even interviewing Saddam Hussein.
Tariq Aziz, one of Saddam Hussein’s most prominent deputies and closest advisors, is sentenced to death by a court in Iraq. His son tells Lindsey Hilsum the verdict is “politics, not justice”.
The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger says there has been a flurry of excitement among journalists as details emerge about intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons plan, received on the eve of the conflict led by Tony Blair and George W Bush.
The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger says there has been a flurry of excitement among journalists as details emerge about intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons plan, received on the eve of the conflict led by Tony Blair and George W Bush.
During the hunt for Saddam Hussein Lindsey Hilsum and her team encounter civilians who had been killed or injured in the fighting – including 5-year-old Zahra who had been shot in the head by American snipers.
Colin Powell, the first Black person to become America’s Secretary of State, has died at 84, from Covid-related complications.
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