War-scarred Iraq faces instability, corruption 20 years after US-led invasion

Iraq faces uncertain future 20 years after US invasion

Iraq today marked 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations were held.

Iraq's future uncertain 20 years after US invasion

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday marked 20 years since the start of the United States-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations were planned.The oil-rich country remains traumatized by the years of war, occupation and bloody sectarian turmoil that followed the operation launched on March 20, 2003.A semblance of normalcy has returned, but Iraq still battles a range of entrenched challenges, from political instability …

20 years after US invasion, war-scarred Iraq faces uncertain future

Iraqi politics remains chaotic and marred by sectarian and ethnic conflict

20 Years After US Invasion, Iraq Faces Cascading Climate and Water Crises

Twenty years after a United States-led coalition invaded and occupied Iraq, the country is facing cascading environmental crises and was recently declared the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate disruption. Plagued by instability and corruption fueled by religious divisions and various militias competing for influence and revenue, the Iraqi government is weak and unable to tackle these... Source

20 years after US invasion, Iraqis still in quest for change

Twenty years after the US invasion of Iraq, the country is trying to get back on its feet, Anadolu News Agency reports. On 20 March, 2003, an international coalition led by the US launched a military operation to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime, and, despite toppling the regime on 9 April of that year, the American military presence continued for two decades. In 2004, Paul Bremer, the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (post-invasion …

20 years after US invasion, war-scarred Iraq faces uncertain future

A semblance of normalcy has returned but Iraq still battles a range of entrenched challenges.