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‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons AFP

December 23, 2020December 24, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here December 23, 2020]

Iraqis on Wednesday were outraged, heartbroken but not surprised to hear US President Donald Trump had pardoned for four Blackwater contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.

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Return of Saddam-era archive to Iraq opens debate, old wounds | AFP

September 11, 2020September 12, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on September 11, 2020]

A trove of Saddam-era files secretly returned to Iraq has pried open the country’s painful past, prompting hopes some may learn the fate of long-lost relatives along with fears of new bloodshed.

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Iraq offers to try foreign IS suspects, for a price | AFP

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here April 10, 2019]

Iraq has offered to put on trial hundreds of accused foreign jihadists in Baghdad in exchange for millions of dollars, potentially solving a legal conundrum for Western governments but sparking rights concerns. Continue reading →

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People have to eat. Two days after the sadistic attack at Tayaran Square, vegetable stalls and day-laborers are back, trying to earn enough to survive #Iraq's economic downturn. But they've got plenty of questions. Why now? Is this the first attack of many? And why weren't security forces able to stop the two bombers? In my latest for AFP, I take a look at what this attack might tell us about Iraq's security forces, worn down by Covid-19, political infighting and corruption. Link in bio.
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