Iraq's solitary men's World Cup appearance came at Mexico 1986. Four decades on, Western Sydney Wanderer Mohamed Al-Taay is co-writing another chapter of Iraqi footballing folklore.

IMAGE: Palestine fans inside the Basra International Stadium, Iraq, before the World Cup Asian third round qualifier between Iraq and Palestine on October 10, 2024. Photograph: Thaier ...

The resulting report, Ali Hasan Al-Majid and the Basra Massacre of 1999, provides evidence that one Iraqi official responsible for the gross human rights violations in that campaign is Ali Hasan ...