Iraqi Kurdistan Faces Crisis of Democracy 20 Years After U.S. Invasion of Iraq
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The region once seemed a bright spot in the disorder unleashed by U.S. regime change. Today, things look bleak.
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Iran-Iraq War, Causes, Summary, Casualties, & Facts
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The Earthquake Has Left Syrian Kurds Even More Under Siege
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America's Failed Strategy in the Middle East: Losing Iraq and the Gulf
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20 years after US invasion, Iraq far from 'liberal democracy' - Al
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The Iraq War, 20 Years Later: Did the War Boost Democracy?
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Revisiting America's War of Choice in Iraq
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The backlash against women's rights in Iraq's Kurdistan region
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A week of political protests and violence in Iraq, explained - Vox
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Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion: Humanitarian, Displacement, and
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The Iraq War 20 Years On - Council Views