Hugh Sykes

How do you look forward when so much of your world is sliding backward? That’s the question BBC war correspondent  Hugh Sykes  asked Iraqis as they watched their country crumble around them.

Ten years after the American invasion of Iraq began, the BBC’s Hugh Sykes files a report about how American soldiers handle the responsibilities, contradictions, and challenges of occupying Iraq. We’ll be talking about the 10-year anniversary all week, and we want to know how your life has changed since the United States invaded Iraq. Share […]

Ten years ago this month, the United States invaded Iraq, launching the Iraq War. Throughout the week, we’re looking at lessons from the war from scholars, soldiers, translators – and you. Many of you told us that 10 years later you’re still trying to make sense of the war and the motivations behind the United […]