Many Arabs saw Saddam as a strongman who stood up to the West, but most Iraqis despised his brutal authoritarianism.

Many Arabs saw Saddam as a strongman who stood up to the West, but most Iraqis despised his brutal authoritarianism.
Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the effects of war and occupation still reverberate through the region.
All the updates from March 15. Blinken describes Russian jet’s collision with a US drone as ‘reckless’ and ‘unsafe’.
Doctors say medical facilities in northwest Syria are unable to deal with the complications of crush injuries.
Top Ukrainian official says Kyiv ‘does not strike’ at Russia and is waging a defensive war, a claim rubbished by Moscow.
All the updates from February 26 as they happened.
Gov’t directives issued after quakes allow refugees in affected provinces to move around, but only for a limited time.
All the updates from February 17 as they happened.
Death toll nears 42,000, but rescuers find survivors after 10 days under the rubble
Thousands of families host survivors of the earthquake from Turkey’s southern provinces.