April 3, 1991 – The United Nations passes Security Council Resolution 687. April 6, 1991 – Iraq accepts SCR 687. April 18, 1991 – Under the terms of SCR 687, Iraq gives a detailed account of its ...
Ethnic Groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20% or other 5% (1987 est.) Religion: Muslim (official) 95%-98% (Shia 64%-69%, Sunni 29%-34%), Christian 1%, other 1-4% (2015 ...
RAMADI, Iraq — When it comes to the fog of war, things don’t get any clearer when viewed through the Internet’s deadline-a-minute news cycle. At least that’s the conclusion ...
(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention center for captured Iraqis from ...
As our local guard troops return from their deployment to Iraq, it is time for us to realize some of the positive things happening in that country. I have heard many of the positive things that are ...
Republican John McCain pushed back Wednesday against Democrats' criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush ...
One of the religious minorities in Iraq is the Yazidi. Throughout the Middle East, Yazidi number between 200,000 and one million. Per the US State Department, between 500,000 and 700,000 live in Iraq, ...
Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention center for captured Iraqis from 2003 to 2006. An investigation into the treatment of detainees at the prison was prompted by the discovery of graphic photos ...