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The US Army’s 3rd Infantry Division’s 1-64 armor was the first into Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Although many of the soldiers have since moved on, some stuck around. And they have now seen an invasion, an insurgency, a civil war, a counter insurgency, and now the country’s second round of elections. Ben Gilbert talks with soldiers about what could be their last deployment to Iraq. Download MP3 (Photo: Ben Gilbert)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The US military is currently closing down operations on several forward operating bases and handing them over to the Iraqis. It’s not an easy task: the Logistics Brigade at FOB Q-West in northern Iraq is currently figuring out what to keep and what to leave behind. They’ll be the last Americans to leave the FOB this summer. Ben Gilbert reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Ben Gilbert) Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Despite this month’s parliamentary elections and the drop in violence this month in Iraq, the northern part of the country remains divided among competing ethnic groups. Ben Gilbert reports that US forces there have organized joint patrols to get the rival groups to work together. (Photo: Ben Gilbert) Download MP3
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The voter turnout in Iraq’s general elections was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people. Preliminary results are not expected for several days but the turnout figure is down from the 75% who voted in the 2005 general elections. Prime Minister Nouri Maliki’s State of Law Coalition is widely expected to win the most seats. Ben Gilbert is reporting from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Download MP3 (Photo: Ben Gilbert)
President Barack Obama hailed a “milestone” in the history of Iraq, as it completed its second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion. He praised the courage of voters who turned out despite bomb and mortar attacks that killed at least 35 people. Reporter Ben Gilbert has been covering the election for The World from the northern city of Kirkuk.
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Nabeel Yasin is a highly-acclaimed Iraqi poet who was blacklisted in his country in 1978 for refusing to write poems glorifying Saddam Hussein’s regime. Now three decades later he is back in his homeland where he is running for prime minister in the elections scheduled in March. Jeb Sharp talks with Yasin. Download MP3
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The man in charge of the official British inquiry examining events surrounding the Iraq war has said his committee will not produce a report that is a “whitewash.” John Chilcot has promised to produce a “full and insightful” account. Evidence from senior government figures will start on Tuesday and politicians, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be expected to testify in due time. Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3
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At least four bombs have exploded in Iraq, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 200. The attacks come a month after U.S. troops pulled back from cities and handed over security to Iraqi soldiers. The World has the latest from Iraq. >>> Click here for the latest updates from the BBC.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with journalist and author Tom Ricks about the handover of Baghdad from the Americans to the Iraqi security forces. Ricks covered the Iraq war for the Washington Post and is author of The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008.
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