MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Sir John Chilcot’s 12-volume report into the United Kingdom’s part in the Iraq War is expected to be published later on Wednesday, seven years after it was initiated and following several delays in publication.
Protesters gather ahead of #ChilcotReport publication, demanding #IraqTruthAndJustice https://t.co/dn57zeh6Up pic.twitter.com/Qp933XO7gr
— Sputnik UK (@SputnikNewsUK) 6 July 2016
"Despite its astounding length (2.3 million words) it is highly likely that it [the Chilcot Report] will fall short of an outright condemnation of the Iraq war and fail to apportion blame to those who were truly responsible for the catastrophe. We ask you to join us on the day of publication outside the QEII Centre to demand #IraqTruthAndJustice," the UK Stop the War Coalition said in a statement published on its website.
Anti-war demo outside #ChilcotReport launch pic.twitter.com/SepP6I9qtQ
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) 6 July 2016
The United Kingdom was part of a US-led coalition that invaded Iraq in 2003, without a UN mandate, after accusing former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of possessing weapons of mass destruction. Such weapons were never found in Iraq.
