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IRAQ WAR

Iraqi security forces stand guard near the Victory Arch monument in Baghdad on Oct. 2, during preparations for Sovereignty Day celebrations, marking the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2026
Another Iraq power vacuum: Is the third time the charm?
The complete withdrawal of U.S.-led forces raises the risk of renewed Islamic State activity and redeployment.
A member of the Iraqi security forces flashes the victory sign during a military parade marking the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, in Baghdad on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2026
Joy mixed with fear as U.S. forces depart Iraq leaving potential security vacuum
The withdrawal of troops ended the largest U.S. war of the century, which brought devastation and chaos from which Iraq has yet to fully emerge.
A U.S. military transport aircraft stands at Camp Victory near Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 30, 2026
U.S. forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran¡¯s proxies and Islamic State
The departure, celebrated as a victory by Tehran and its allies, was agreed in 2024 under President Biden and carried out by the Trump administration.
Emergency crews work through smoke, debris and collapsing structures in the chaotic aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacked?plane attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2026
The world Sept. 11 set in motion remains broken
The cold, hard reality is that neither the president nor Congress has any real interest in preserving constitutional rights and norms.
Historians¡¯ rankings of America¡¯s best and worst foreign-policy decisions show the U.S. succeeded when it led cooperatively through multilateral institutions and failed when it turned inward or went rogue.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2026
The 10 best and worst U.S. foreign policy decisions
America was at its best whenever it was open to the world and engaged with it, and at its worst when it became closed.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the American Conservative Union's 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, on Feb. 7, 2008.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Dick Cheney, powerful former U.S. vice president who pushed for Iraq War, dies at 84
Cheney died Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Sept. 3, 2024. Blair's reputation is forever sullied by his decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Tony Blair¡¯s return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts
His decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush¡¯s 2003 invasion of Iraq forever sullied his reputation.
Israeli soldiers gather around a tank near the border with the Gaza Strip on Oct. 15. The IDF is preparing to conduct a ground offensive into the Palestinian territory.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2023
When history rhymes: Are we back in 2003, at the dawn of the Iraq War?
Given the parallels between the Israeli position today and the U.S. invasion of Iraq a decade ago, history can offer important lessons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2023
I saw America snatch defeat from victory in Iraq
Few of us who were on the ground couldn¡¯t imagine that the Iraq war could go so well, or the peace so badly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023
Deported: The Iraq War veterans denied the right to live in the U.S.
Advocates and former military personnel argue that?the U.S. government continues to fail many foreign-born post-9/11 veterans 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023
Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?
Biometrics of nearly 3 million Iraqis are being stored in a database in West Virginia ¡ª where they are still held 20 years after the Iraq War started.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023
Deeply scarred Iraq still far from U.S.-envisioned liberal democracy
Former U.S. President George W. Bush¡¯s war, launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, is seared in the memory of Iraqis as a time of bloody turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2023
Pain and faint hopes as Iraqis look back at U.S. invasion
Reflecting on past horrors and dashed hopes, some Iraqis note signs of progress over the intervening two decades, but few voice any real optimism about the future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2020
Trump¡¯s ¡®ending¡¯ the Iraq war is a gift to Iran
When I was supreme allied commander at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, we had a small training mission in Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama¡¯s administration was in the process of drawing down the massive U.S. troop presence there, which peaked at around 170,000.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
Japan distancing itself from U.S. claims of Iranian involvement in tanker attacks
The government is avoiding taking sides in the dispute surrounding U.S. claims of Iranian involvement in Thursday¡¯s attacks on two oil tankers, including one operated by a Japanese company, near the Strait of Hormuz.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2018
Make wise use of SDF¡¯s Iraq logs
A mechanism should be established to properly assess the records of past SDF missions so that what was learned will be utilized in planning future activities and formulating policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 15, 2018
As Kim-Trump summit approaches, Syria strikes evoke memories of Gadhafi¡¯s gruesome fate for North Korea
Could the decision to strike Syrian targets after a recent chemical weapons attack impact the planned landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018
Crime and no punishment for the Iraq War
The illegality of the invasion of Iraq is directly relevant to official U.S. thinking on Iran and North Korea today.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Feb 8, 2017
¡®Do Not Resist¡¯: The consequences are high
Armored personnel carriers prowl the streets as bulky stormtroopers with automatic weapons and body armor batter down doors. Light aircraft and drones cruise the skies above, monitoring the movements to and from individual dwellings 24/7. Afghanistan? Nope, this is the troubling image of white-picket-fence...
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2016
Ex-CIA chief who backed Iraq war, felt Hussein plotted 9/11, now Trump adviser
Former CIA Director James Woolsey, a vocal advocate of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq who promoted allegations that Saddam Hussein harbored illegal weapons, will serve as a senior national security adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the campaign announced on Monday.
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women¡¯s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo¡¯s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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