Xinhua Headlines: 20 years after brutal U.S. invasion, traumatic memories still haunt Iraqi victims

Xinhua Headlines: 20 years after brutal U.S. invasion, traumatic memories still haunt Iraqi victims

(230320) -- BAGHDAD, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khalid Salman Rasif recalls how U.S. soldiers stormed the homes of his relatives in Haditha, Iraq, March 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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