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On April 9, 2003, a US marine battalion rolled triumphantly into Firdos Square, in the center of Baghdad, two and a half weeks after the US invasion of Iraq…

I have to admit that I have a strong prejudice against statues of famous people. It doesn’t matter if they have been erected to mark an historical contribution, a sporting achievement or as a piece of political propaganda, I loathe them all (well most of them anyway). They are often creepy, over bea

Saddam Husseins statues and images are long gone in Baghdad 20 years later, but much of the hope that came in wiping away Saddam’s oppressive visual presence has also evaporated.

Apr 11, 2023 // Residents of 13 Muslim-majority nations surveyed in 2022 do not view the U.S. as serious about encouraging the development of democracy in the region, nor do they think it will allow people to fashion their own political future as they see fit, writes Gallup's Mohamed Younis.

Saddam Husseins statues and images are long gone in Baghdad 20 years later, but much of the hope that came in wiping away Saddam’s oppressive visual presence has also evaporated.

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, when he watched Iraqis and American Marines pull down the statue of Saddam Hussein in front of his salon in Baghdads Firdos Square.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, wh

Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, when he watched Iraqis and American Marines pull down the statue of Saddam Hussein in front of his salon in Baghdad’s Firdos Square. The 12-meter (39-foot) statue of the…

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

Iraqis and American Marines pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in April 2003 in an iconic moment in the U.S.-led invasion. TV covered the event live as the Marines tied the statue to a vehicle to bring it down. It became a symbol of the end of Saddam’s quarter century rule. But the statue was a minor part of the huge number of monuments and palaces Saddam erected to show off his power. His statues and images are long gone 20 years later. But much of the hope ...