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On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon to a local rap star as a vermillion sun set behind them. It s a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion 20 years ago. Iraq s capital today is throbbing with life and a sense of renewal, its residents enjoying a rare, peaceful interlude in a painful modern history.
Today s Iraq is a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion to depose Saddam Hussein 20 years ago this week. A new generation is eager to turn
BAGHDAD: On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon to a local rap star as a vermillion sun set behind them. It’s a world away from the terror that followed the US invasion 20 years ago. Iraq ‘s capital today is throbbing with life and a sense of renewal, its residents enjoying a rare,
Two decades after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, young Iraqis deplored the loss of stability that followed Saddam s downfall but they said the war is in the past, and many were hopeful about nascent freedoms and opportunities to pursue their dreams.