epa08110620 A handout photo made available by the US Army shows US paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division boarding an aircraft bound for the US Central Command area of operations in the Middle East, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA, 05 January 2020 (issued 07 January 2020). Tensions in the Middle East region are high following the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad on 03 January 2019. EPA/HUBERT DELANY / US ARMY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epa08110620 A handout photo made available by the US Army shows US paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division boarding an aircraft bound for the US Central Command area of operations in the Middle East, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA, 05 January 2020 (issued 07 January 2020). Tensions in the Middle East region are high following the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad on 03 January 2019. EPA/HUBERT DELANY / US ARMY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epa08110620 A handout photo made available by the US Army shows US paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division boarding an aircraft bound for the US Central Command area of operations in the Middle East, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA, 05 January 2020 (issued 07 January 2020). Tensions in the Middle East region are high following the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad on 03 January 2019. EPA/HUBERT DELANY / US ARMY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epa08110620 A handout photo made available by the US Army shows US paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division boarding an aircraft bound for the US Central Command area o

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Sightline with Tim Marshall: What next for US troops in Iraq?

In this week's episode, Tim Marshall looks at the recent history of American military presence in the Middle East

Tim Marshall

November 30, 2020

  • English
  • Arabic

There's a scene in the film The Godfather Part III where Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino) says: "Just when I thought I was out - they pull me back in."

And so it is with America and the Middle East, especially Iraq.

In this week's episode, Tim Marshall looks at the recent history of US military presence in the Middle East.

The number of American forces currently in Iraq is nowhere near the same level as in 2003. But the killing of Qassem Suleimani last week makes it unlikely US President Donald Trump will be able to bring US soldiers home from what he called "endless wars" in the region.

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Where: du Arena, Abu Dhabi

When: Saturday November 24

Rating: 4/5

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
 
Started: 2021
 
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
 
Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 
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