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Lonely Planet, take note. A new guide book has been written for Americans who plan to spend some time in Baghdad's Green Zone, the relatively secure area in the heart of the occupied Iraqi capital.
Violence continued to escalate Tuesday in Iraq's Green Zone. Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with Iraqi security forces, using grenades and machine guns.
The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authorities Thursday in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Saddam Hussein's former palace.
In the heart of Iraq's capital lies Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which last month saw angry protesters storm its perimeter -- the latest in nearly two decades of assaults on the seat of ...
Supporters of an influential Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns into Iraq’s Green Zone and security forces returned fire Tuesday, a serious escalation of a m… ...
Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent years ...
Jaafar had spent several nights camped out with other Sadrists in Baghdad’s Green Zone when the ayatollah’s statement came. Waking up around 11am in one of the protest tents that supporters of ...
The rocket strikes come amid a recent increase in attacks against U.S bases in Iraq and Syria—which Washington has blamed on Iran-backed groups.
Iraq’s military said four rockets were launched into the heavily fortified Green Zone. Al-Sadr’s sudden resignation Monday catapulted Iraq into violence and chaos with no clear path out.
Iraq reopens Baghdad’s Green Zone in bid to ease traffic congestion Heavily fortified area in Iraqi capital housing government buildings and the sprawling US Embassy will now have cars passing ...
Supporters of a prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades into Iraq’s Green Zone as machine gun fire crackled overhead Tuesday, deepening the political chaos gripping the ...
Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent years.