Cultural heritage has become a cornerstone of Iraq's post-Saddam foreign policy. But that same heritage can be more divisive at home. The post Iraq's Cultural Heritage Can Be a Double-Edged Sword ...

A 43-inch ceremonial sword that had been taken without proper authorization from the office of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was returned Monday to Iraq in an event at the home of Iraq’s ...

Saddam Hussein Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com. When the U.S. invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s personal office was looted. One of those items was a gold-laden, 43-inch sword with an embellished blade ...

Shia militias are an old phenomenon in Iraq. The Badr Organization, one of the oldest and most powerful militias in the country, fought alongside Iran against Saddam Hussein’s forces during the ...

A gold-laden sword looted from ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's personal office in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq has been returned to Iraqi authorities.The Homeland Security ...

The United States has returned to Iraq a ceremonial sword that belonged to Saddam Hussein, after it was smuggled out of Iraq. The Iraqi ambassador in Washington, Lukman Faily, said the sword which ...

The impetus for preserving the monument itself, popularly known as the Crossed Swords, was the destruction of another monument built by Saddam after Iraq’s defeat in the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

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Shia militias stepped in to fight ISIS when Iraq's army collapsed, but the involvement of some groups accused of sectarian violence has alienated much of the nation's Sunni population.