Iraqi soldiers in their vehicles hold a position on the frontline on the outskirts of Makhmur, about 280 kilometres (175 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, on March 30, 2016, during a military operation to recapture the northern Nineveh province from Islamic State group jihadists. Iraqi army troops and allied paramilitary fighters on March 24 launched a major offensive aimed at retaking the northern Nineveh province, the capital of which, Mosul, is the main hub of IS in Iraq. The forces have been advancing from their base in Makhmur towards the town of Qayyarah, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
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CNN's Ben Wedeman has reported extensively on the U.S. war in Iraq and its aftermath. He says people in Iraq today don't think the country is much better off than it was under Saddam Hussein.
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Iraqi soldiers in their vehicles hold a position on the frontline on the outskirts of Makhmur, about 280 kilometres (175 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, on March 30, 2016, during a military operation to recapture the northern Nineveh province from Islamic State group jihadists. Iraqi army troops and allied paramilitary fighters on March 24 launched a major offensive aimed at retaking the northern Nineveh province, the capital of which, Mosul, is the main hub of IS in Iraq. The forces have been advancing from their base in Makhmur towards the town of Qayyarah, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? OCTOBER 17: Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein adresses the court during his trial in the heavily fortified Green Zone October 17, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein and six co-defendants have been on trial since August 21, 2006 for the Anfal campaign of bombings and gas attacks against Kurdish rebels in 1987-1988. It is believed the Anfal campaign left up to 180,000 dead. (Photo by David Furst-Pool/Getty Images)
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US Vice President Joe Biden (L) meets with General Lloyd Austin, the commander of United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I), and US ambassador in Iraq James Jeffrey (unseen) at the US embassy upon the former's arrival at Baghdad on a surprise visit on November 29, 2011, during which he is due to meet top Iraqi officials, as American troops depart Iraq ahead of a year-end deadline. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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