Saddam hussein
'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters
Reports from UK officials suggest Iran used chemical substances to control protesters. Alleged delayed health reactions lead to deaths days later, sparking international concern.
United Nations General Assembly elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency
Iran 'paid heavy price' for supporting proxies, Palestinians, ex-FM Zarif says at Doha Forum
The Cheney era: How the powerful VP shaped US power, its Middle East missteps - analysis
'Global March to Jerusalem:' If it’s not about Israel, it’s not about us
Gunmen raid on Iraq checkpoints, kill 27
Insurgents disguise themselves as police, raid homes in western Iraq, kill at least 27 members of security forces.
This Week in History: Saddam terrorizes Israel
Hoping to fracture the coalition of countries lined up against him, Saddam Hussein dragged Israel into the Gulf War.
Iraq: Not the fall of Saigon, but certainly the fall of democracy
US marks official end to Iraq war in Baghdad
Nearly 9 years after invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, US Defense Secretary Panetta packs up military flag.
November 15: Disquieting disparity
A kidnapped Venezuelan athlete is located 50 hours later and rescued, but it takes five years and a 1,000 terrorists to free an Israeli soldier.
Operation Persia
Iraq's Sadr calls for halt to attacks on US troops
Extremist Iraqi cleric warns that if US forces do not leave by year-end deadline, violence against military would resume at full force.
Terra Incognita: Not your father’s Middle East
Arab nationalism/monarchism, Islamism, scapegoating of the West are the pillars upon which the next era in the Middle East will be built.
Witness: In Libya, echoes of Baghdad's Firdos Square
If Libya is lucky its new government will learn from the mistakes of Iraq. There is already talk of unity of Libya's many tribes.
