Lindsey Hilsum
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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Would Iraq be more stable under Saddam Hussein?
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?
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Islamic State fighting flattens Saddam’s tomb
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.
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Sentenced to death: the public face of Saddam's regime
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.
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‘You have no humanity if you don’t feel something inside you, just hurt when you see that’ – education secretary on Ukraine war
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.
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Iraq launches offensive on Islamic State militants
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.
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From Bush to bloodshed: origins of the Iraq crisis
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.
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‘Flames and death’: Isis advances in Iraq
Islamist militant group Isis makes further gains in Iraq, seizing Tikrit – the hometown of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein – 95 miles north of Baghdad.
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Labour veteran Tony Benn across the ages
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.
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Tariq Aziz sentenced to death in Iraq
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”.
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Iraq inquiry: what did Number 10 know on the eve of war?
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.
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Iraq inquiry: what did Number 10 know on the eve of war?
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.
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Iraq war remembered: the rescue of 5-year-old Zahra
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.
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Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications at 84
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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Does Afghanistan withdrawal mean the end of US nation building?
After imperial Britain and the Soviet Union, Afghanistan has now seen off America, supposedly the world’s mightiest military.
