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20 years after Gulf War, Iraqis prefer to forgetBaghdad (AFP) Jan 15, 2011 Twenty years after bombs were dropped on Baghdad to force Saddam Hussein to withdraw his troops from Kuwait, many Iraqis see the anniversary simply as a time stamp of their prolonged suffering. At a small market in central Baghdad's Tahrir (Freedom) Square, vendors dressed in many layers of clothes and black caps to protect them from the biting cold confessed to having forgotten about the January 17, 1991 bombardment, which followed Saddam's invasion of the neighbouring emirate. "The big tragedi ... read more |
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Foreign diplomats set to tour Iran atom sites Foreign diplomats were set to kick-off on Saturday a two-day tour of Iran's atomic sites at the invitation of Tehran, in a bid to drum up support for its contentious nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
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