Iraq Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Iraq Introduction Top of Page Background: Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq became an independent kingdom in 1932. A republic was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of military strongmen have ruled the country since then, the latest being SADDAM ...

IRAQ - A Country Study Search Iraq Include word variants Use only words as entered. IRAQ Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Country Profile COUNTRY GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY Introduction Chapter 1. Historical Setting ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria Iranian and Greek Intrusions THE ARAB CONQUEST AND THE COMING OF ISLAM ...

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