The helicopters, which carried several PKK terrorists, are said to have been bought by the Talabanis' PUK party with the help of Washington during the Iraq war.
The US has a historic responsibility for the misery that has been unleashed on Iraq, and it has the power to set things right.
Many Iraqis have ceased to look back at the Saddam Hussain era with an icy glare of criticism as public disdain for Iraqi politicians grows across the country.
Heavy traffic in the Iraqi capital has been a bane of residents' lives, at times mounting to armed fights between the drivers and traffic police.
From Latin America to the Middle East, the US government has a history of turning its back on former allies like Panama’s Manuel Noriega who was toppled from power and jailed in America.
An entire generation of Iraqis have been robbed of their childhoods and those responsible for the devastation will never face accountability.
New American intelligence report rules out Chinese meddling in the 2020 US presidential elections.
It is an unprecedented power spread, but Washington has established military bases and deployed troops across all seven continents.
Iran can capitalise on Soleimani's legacy in the short-term, but the Islamic republic has no replacement on the horizon.
Despite increasing attacks led by Iran-backed Shia militias in Baghdad, Washington wants to avoid a major escalation of tensions ahead of the crucial US elections. Tehran has its own reasons to de-escalate.
Recently, several US soldiers pleaded guilty to stealing money earmarked for Afghanistan reconstruction, but it’s not the first time Americans have been caught stealing from other countries’ pockets.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has recently adopted an unusually aggressive tone against Washington and with his Iraq visit, experts say the Shia leader wants to send a message to both his internal and external rivals that he can hold his ground.
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