Iraq - Wikipedia
WEBIraq, [a] officially the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in West Asia and in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population of over 46 million, it is the 31st-most populous country. It is a federal parliamentary republic that consists of 19 governorates.
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WEB27 Apr 2024. ‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US. Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will...
Iraq War | Summary, Causes, Dates, Combatants, Casualties, & Facts
WEBApr 18, 2024 · What was the cause of the Iraq War? When did the Iraq War begin? Which United States president started the Iraq War?
Iraq | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Iraq. Also known as: ʿIraq, Al-ʿIrāq, Al-Jumhūrīyyah al-ʿIrāqīyyah, Republic of Iraq. Written by. Gerald Henry Blake. Reader in Geography, University of Durham, England; Director, International Boundaries Research Unit. Coauthor of The Cambridge Atlas of the Middle East and North Africa; The Middle East: A Geographical... Gerald Henry Blake,
20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a …
WEBMar 18, 2023 · The United States invaded Iraq as part of its “war on terror” announced by President George W. Bush after the Al Qaeda attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Bush and members of his administration claimed...
Iraq War - Wikipedia
WEBThe Iraq War ( Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized : ḥarb al-ʿirāq ), sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War [84] was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.
Timeline: The Iraq War - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBTimeline: The Iraq War. 2003 – 2011. The Iraq War. In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam...
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WEBMay 7, 2024 · Introduction. Background. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during World War I and was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration in 1920. Iraq attained its independence as a …
Iraq country profile - BBC News
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Iraq, home to some of the earliest known civilisations, has been a battleground for competing forces since the US-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The mainly Shia-led governments that...
Iraq | World | The Guardian
WEB14 Mar 2024. ‘Nobody would listen to me, so I told the camera’: film of Islamic State survivor’s story premieres in UK. 12 Mar 2024. ‘Every girl in Iran is born into a cage’: exiled Kurdish women...
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