Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium (IRIN News)
Data to be made public this week reveals the extent to which the weapons were used on “soft targets” Records detailing as many as 181,000 rounds of depleted uranium munitions shot in 2003 by American forces in Iraq have been unearthed by researchers, representing the most significant
October 06, 2016
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Toxic legacy continues to impede Iraqi organizers as they struggle against the Islamic State (CCR)
“On September 13, I traveled to the front-line border with ISIS, at the outskirts of Himreen mountain which is next to Hawija. I met tens of women who had just crossed the separating mountain on foot, escaping ISIS violence and starvation. Khmaisa was very grateful that her chil
October 05, 2016
After 13 Years of Militarism, Iraqis Are Up to the Task to Lead a Reparations Process (CCR)
The 13th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq came and went on March 19 with little public acknowledgment. Conversely, before the illegal U.S.-led invasion, under the false premise of halting a non-existent weapons program, there was robust public discourse as many people – includ
April 06, 2016
Voices of Progressive Iraqi Organizing Come to New York at “Against All Odds: A Night Celebrating Iraq” (CCR)
On June 25th, New Yorkers came together to learn about progressive Iraqi organizing on the ground and to celebrate the hope that such struggles are bringing to a place that is all too often characterized, in both media and scholarship, as one wrought by war, violence, and secta
July 01, 2015
Celebrating the Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq (CCR)
Well over a decade after the United States’ 2003 invasion of Iraq, the effects of war linger. The trauma of war is compounded by the conflict between ISIS and local militias; women’s rights are threatened by conservative legislation and sexual violence; the health impact of war muniti
June 25, 2015
Poisoning Iraq (Huffington Post)
Birth defects and cancer rates seem to have skyrocketed in Iraq in the last 15 years, and mounting evidence indicates that depleted uranium (DU) munitions could be responsible. DU is a radioactive and chemically toxic substance the U.S. military uses in armor-piercing weapons. DU burn
December 03, 2014
US deploys DU aircraft to Middle East (Al Jazeera)
As United Nations is called upon to ban Depleted Uranium the US again deploys DU-ready A-10 aircraft to the Middle East. This month, the US has deployed a type of aircraft to the Middle East responsible for more Depleted Uranium (DU) contamination than any other platform. Twelve ̵
October 29, 2014
Iraqi Doctors Call Depleted Uranium Use “Genocide” (Truthout)
Contamination from depleted uranium (DU) munitions is causing sharp rises in congenital birth defects, cancer cases and other illnesses throughout much of Iraq, according to numerous Iraqi doctors. Iraqi doctors and prominent scientists believe that DU contamination is also connected
October 14, 2014
The Cancer of Violent Extremism (Chicago Tribune)
“As we look to the future, one issue risks a cycle of conflict that could derail so much progress. And that is the cancer of violent extremism that has ravaged so many parts of the Muslim world.” The cancer of violent extremism . . . I listen to the president’s words
October 03, 2014
On the tenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqis and U.S. military veterans came together to hold the U.S. government accountable for the lasting effects of war and the rights of veterans and civilians to heal. The Iraq war is not over for Iraqi civilians and U.S. veterans who continue to struggle with various forms of trauma and injury; for Iraqis and veterans who suffer the effects of environmental poisoning due to certain U.S. munitions and burn pits of hazardous material; and for a growing generation of orphans and people displaced by war.© 2013 Right to Heal.