/tags/iraq Iraq en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:09:56 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-20/the-start-of-the-iraq-war-20-years-later-in-photos On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:09:56 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-20/the-start-of-the-iraq-war-20-years-later-in-photos Grace Widyatmadja, Sarah Mosquera /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-22/the-guantanamo-bay-prison-is-20-years-old-these-vermonters-worked-for-years-to-free-one-detainee This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with attorney David Sleigh and Leslie Gensberg, widow of attorney Bob Gensberg, about their yearslong efforts to free one "Gitmo" detainee, Abdul Zahir. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:20:34 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-22/the-guantanamo-bay-prison-is-20-years-old-these-vermonters-worked-for-years-to-free-one-detainee Mikaela Lefrak, Matthew F Smith /local-news/2021-06-16/what-happens-when-a-nation-goes-to-war-and-a-small-few-bear-the-costs As 20 years of war draw to a close, a divide separates those who served and those who haven't. The "civ-mil divide" can leave veterans alienated and civilians unfamiliar with what it means to serve. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:02:01 GMT /local-news/2021-06-16/what-happens-when-a-nation-goes-to-war-and-a-small-few-bear-the-costs Quil Lawrence, Jess Jiang /vpr-news/2014-08-29/rep-welch-dont-launch-air-strikes-against-isis-forces-in-syria Congressman Peter Welch says it would be a mistake for the United States to launch air strikes in Syria to weaken the Islamic State known as ISIS orâ€� Fri, 29 Aug 2014 22:03:45 GMT /vpr-news/2014-08-29/rep-welch-dont-launch-air-strikes-against-isis-forces-in-syria Bob Kinzel /vpr-news/2014-06-26/interview-kurdistans-position-in-a-fragile-iraq Peter Galbraith of Townshend has spent much of the last 30 years working closely with Kurds in northern Iraq as that region has tried to create a path toâ€� Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:58:53 GMT /vpr-news/2014-06-26/interview-kurdistans-position-in-a-fragile-iraq Patti Daniels