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Iraq

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Iraq. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Iraq's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion…

Iraq

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Iraq or IrakIraqboth: ēräkˈ, ĭrăkˈ [key], officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. Iraq is bordered on the…

Attack on Iraq

Operation Desert Fox and Operation Northern Watch by Borgna Brunner On Dec. 16, 1998, President Clinton announced, "Iraq has abused its final chance." Related Links Iraqi PrimerIraqSaddam…

Iraq Primer

Country Profile: Iraq Full-Size Map of Iraq The Region: Middle East | Map Printable Map of the Middle East Iran | Map Israel | Map Jordan | Map Kuwait | Map Oman | Map Qatar…

Iraq Timeline

  by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 1920 Iraq comes under British mandate after the fall of the Ottoman empire in 1918…

Iraq Crisis

Events of 1997–1998   Related Links Daily IQ Crisis erupted as the U.N.'s weapons inspection process in Iraq neared its seventh year. On Nov. 13, 1997, Iraq expelled the American…

Iraq: Rulers

Kings Faisal I (1921–1933) Ghazi I (1933–1939) Faisal II (1939–1958) Abd al-Ilah, regent (1939–1941, 1941–1953) Sharaf ibn Rajih al-Fawwaz, regent (1941) Chairman of the Sovereignty Council…

Iraq War

(Encyclopedia) Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars.

Persian Gulf Wars

(Encyclopedia) Persian Gulf Wars, two conflicts involving Iraq and U.S.-led coalitions in the late 20th and early 21st cent. The First Persian Gulf War, also known as the Gulf War, Jan.–Feb., 1991,…

Iraq Timeline: 2007

  by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • Jan. 4, 2007 Lt. Gen. David Petraeus is named the top commander in Iraq. He replaces Gen…