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Iraq
A Dictionary of British History
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Iraq, which formed part of the Turkish empire, was the scene of heavy fighting in the First World War, the British capturing Baghdad in 1917. At the end of the war the territory became a
mandate under the
League of Nations. From 1921 until 1958, when Faisal II was assassinated, the country was a monarchy. The second Labour government gave notice in 1929 that it would relinquish the mandate in 1932 and in that year Iraq entered the League of Nations as an independent country. The mandate was replaced by an Anglo‐Iraq treaty which gave Britain military bases, held until after the Second World War. The attack on Kuwait in 1990 by Saddam Hussein, who had come to power in 1979, led to the
Gulf War, in which Britain sent troops under United Nations auspices. A second war in 2003, undertaken by Britain and America, overthrew Saddam in three weeks.
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Iraq Highlights advisory
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 3/22/2003; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Iraq Highlights advisory Highlights of the AAP file on the Iraq war: SOUTHERN IRAQ, AP - The United States has launched a ferocious, around-the-clock aerial assault on military targets in Baghdad and other cities and invading...
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IRAQ - The Legal Perspective & New Reserves Estimate.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Oil Market Trends; 4/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...give the world a legal perspective of Iraq's petroleum E&P for years to come. Officially titled the "Iraq Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Electricity...hydrocarbon law. On its Web site, the Iraq Development Program (IDP) calls the...
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Iraq Gets Back on Radar for U.S. Farmers.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON--Hoping that a rebuilt, thriving Iraq will again prove a top customer for American...long absence of U.S. agriculture from Iraq and lingering restrictions from economic...American farmers at a disadvantage. "Iraq hasn't really been on the radar screen...
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 "Reforma (México D.F., México)")
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Iraq y la ONU.(Internacional)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 3/20/2003; 700+ words
; Guerra en Iraq - Desde que Iraq invadi Kuwait en 1990, la Organizacin de las Naciones Unidas ha dictado...1990 2 de agosto: Resoluciones 660 y 661.- Condenan la invasin de Iraq a Kuwait, ordena el retiro de tropas e impone sanciones a su comercio...
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Iraq said disarmed, no need for war, eliminating Saddam is real goal.
Magazine article from: Canadian Speeches; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Iraq is said to be disarmed, with no weapons of...Saddam Hussein and his regime -- not disarming Iraq -- is said to be the U.S. objective...that they can expand the war on terror into Iraq. Once our weapons have been reloaded, we...
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IRAQ BULLDOZES BANNED MISSILES.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/2/2003; 700+ words
; Byline: NIKO PRICE Associated Press - BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq began crushing banned missiles with bulldozers Saturday...President Bush's preparations for a military showdown with Iraq suffered a severe setback when Turkey's parliament failed...
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Iraq Reconstruction Conference & Exhibition to launch in Conjunction with Middle East's Premier Power Industry Event.
PR Newswire; 3/2/2004; 700+ words
; ...Exhibition Centre, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Iraq Reconstruction: Petroleum / Power / Water...to-business information provider, Iraq Reconstruction conference will address...in exploring business opportunities in Iraq. U.S Ambassador to Iraq Paul Bremer...
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Iraq has Turned a Corner Towards National Revival.
Newspaper article from: Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon); 4/17/2009; 700+ words
; Byline: Patrick Seale Iraq has Turned a Corner Towards National Revival...Patrick Seale A restored and pacified Iraq is determined to regain its proper place...major partner in the reconstruction of Iraq after three decades of devastating wars...
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Iraq: Raising the stakes
Magazine article from: Peacework; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Since September 11, Iraq has been squarely in the sights of US hawks...who chafe at the "unfinished business" in Iraq since 1991. Policymakers who want a much more aggressive military stance on Iraq see the "war on terrorism" as an opportunity...
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Iraq war: It's time we face the fact that the president blundered
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 4/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...precarious battle to bring security to postwar Iraq has taken a desperate turn for the worse...America's unwarranted intervention in Iraq. During the past weekend, the death toll among America's military personnel in Iraq topped 600 - including as many as 20 American...
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Iraq–U.S. War
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Iraq – U.S. War TENSION: 1991 –...SECOND WAR: 2001 – 2003 THE INVASION OF IRAQ: MARCH – APRIL 2003 Years of tension between the United States and Iraq led in March 2003 to a direct invasion of Iraq...
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Iraq War: Prelude to War (The International Debate Over the Use and Effectiveness of Weapons Inspections)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Iraq War: Prelude to War (The International Debate Over...States leaders turned their attention to an old enemy, Iraq, and specifically its dictatorial leader, Saddam Hussein. Although Iraq was not as powerful a military threat as during the...
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Iraq
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Iraq or Irak , 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 south by Kuwait, the Persian Gulf, and Saudi...
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War in Iraq (2003)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
WAR IN IRAQ (2003) Controversial U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. During the decade following the Gulf War of 1991...remained tense. At issue was the extent to which Iraq was cooperating with international monitors looking...
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Iraq, Relations with
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
IRAQ, RELATIONS WITH Following the signing of...Cooperation with the Soviet Union in 1972, Iraq became Moscow's primary ally in the Arab...came to an end, however, in 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran, thereby splitting the Arab...
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