Al-Monitor2 年
Iraq targets desert 'wali' and braces for impact of possible conflict
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
Daily Express1 个月
Archaeology breakthrough as 4,500-year-old palace holds 'key' to first civilisations
A Sumerian palace that was discovered in the Iraq desert could contain the key to understanding one of the first human civilisations, archaeologists have revealed. Since 2015, a team of British ...
rudaw6 天
Remains of over 150 Kurds exhumed in southern Iraq mass grave
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A second mass grave in under a month containing the remains of 155 Kurds massacred by the former ...
Military.com13 天
6 Things to Know About Operation Desert Storm
It was sparked by Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The war unfolded in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which focused on troop deployment and defending Saudi Arabia, and Operation ...
Al-Monitor7 年
Islamic State desert bases still headache for Iraq
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
Phebe Marr, scholar of Iraq’s history and upheavals, dies at 93
A bus trip to Baghdad in the late 1950s began Dr. Marr’s path to become one of the leading American experts on Iraq.
BBC2 年
Iraq dust storm leaves 5,000 people needing treatment
Besides Baghdad, the western desert province of Anbar and the south-western province of Najaf were also badly affected. Dust storms mostly hit Iraq in the summer months, when they are often ...