invasion
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Iraq’s Shia militias grew out of the chaos after the U.S. invasion more than two decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
One day I went to meet a 63-year-old woman who asked that I call her Ira, who said fears of a U.S. invasion keep her up at night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
His younger son joined Ukraine's military in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, but has been missing in action since September 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Oil prices surged, for instance, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
For in that instant, reality broke through the numbness that had grown in me since the invasion.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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