UN chief visits Iraq to mark end of assistance mission set up after 2003 invasion

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Original Load Date Dec. 13, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 13, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
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BAGHDAD — United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein. The U.N. Security Council, at Iraq’s request, voted last year to wind down the mandate...