Iraqi troops deployed on Oct. 31 at one of the main land crossings with Turkey, gaining a foothold at the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)-held frontier for the first time in decades and imposing one of Baghdad’s central demands on the autonomous region.
Thursday marks the anniversary of the December 30, 2006 execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. How did Hussein’s hanging by the American occupation regime affect Iraq and alter US foreign policy? Sputnik explains.