Baghdad

operational gamut: full-scale ground combat with huge numbers of casualties (Stalingrad, Manila, Seoul); aerial bombing producing hundreds of thousands of casualties in a single day (Dresden and Tokyo); civil war (Beirut, Monrovia); precision bombing (Baghdad, Belgrade); counterterrorism (Belfast)” among others. To minimize these risks, commanders and their staffs should select carefully the targets inside a town and respect strictly the rules of engagement. Thereby, urban warfare can be carried…

In Sinbad the Sailors fourth voyage that he tells Sinbad the Porter and other companions that are there, he discusses how he came to an island that had black men that brought them to their king. The Sailor had become restless for more voyaging after his third journey, and decides to go to sea to trade and make more money (Sinbad the Sailor voyage 4: 28). The high seas knock him and others off the boat, and they arrive to the island of the black men who take them to their king (Sinbad the Sailor…

The role of religion in politics is attached to the structure of the Middle East. The role of religion in politics comes from the the history of the region and religions that involve that region. Historically, religion and tradition both had the biggest impact on the formation of the government systems of the Middle East. The religion that shaped the Middle Easter and its societies the most was Islam. The Islamic world was and is the religion that has left a mark in world history. Islam spread…

customary appearance was crucially important when defining a woman in El Nahra. Women lived privately in “relative seclusion behind walls, not meeting or mixing with men,” and out of sight of the public view (Fernea 1989: 5). The wardrobe consisted of the black garments – chin scarf (foota), headscarf, (asha), and an abayah over a black dress. Fernea, being a Westerner was reluctant to wearing the garments at first, but she sensed to have more power in wearing the garments than if she were not…

In both world wars, Australians became prisoners to the Germans and their allies. The Turco-German alliance of the First World War meant that the Ottoman Empire supported the German war effort. Members of the Australian Flying Corps, sailors of the AE2 submarine and soldiers in trenches were captured in the Dardanelles campaign in Gallipoli. But majority of the prisoners under Turkish captivity were light horsemen; captured in areas such as Egypt and Sinai-Palestine where fighting was more…

America was able to achieve success early on in Afghanistan as they were able to take over their government as they were able to topple the Taliban and put in place a democratic government. There was also early success in Iraq as in under three weeks Baghdad had fallen and Hussein was on the run. The American intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan helped firmly establish the United States as the global policemen of the 21st century. America was furious that an attack of the scale of 9/11 happened…

United States army general Martin E. Dempsey recalls many women serving in combat positions, specifically when he told his story of “his arrival in Baghdad as a commander of the 1st Armored Division in 2003. During his first foray out of the forward operating base, he said he hopped into an up-armored Humvee…’I asked the driver who he was [and] where he was from.’...’I slapped the turret gunner around…

now five. I felt my face tightening, eyes watery, and face hot and red. Without thinking, my feet were on their way to throw my mournful body onto the couch. My cousins began asking me what was wrong. I told them that my dad had gotten injured in Baghdad where he was in critical condition. Suddenly everyone was crying, some trying to hold it in but couldn't. My heart broke once I heard the news from my mom. It was an immense ill feeling a child could ever consume. Knowing that someone who's a…

“…conventional interstate wars are now very rare…about 90 percent of conflicts are civil wars.” These are compelling assertions, but they not attributed to any authority. Additionally, Tierney states “In 2006, there were 1,000 American officials in the Baghdad embassy, but just 33 spoke Arabic and only six were fluent.” If true, this statistic is certainly a damning indication of the US Department of State’s cultural and linguistic depth in 2006. However, there is no way to know because…

David Sim Changes and continuities in Eurasia From 600-1450 CE, Eurasia was divided with civilizations such as Europe, China, Persia, and Islam. In 1200 CE, the Mongol empire created an immense impact throughout Eurasia with their conquests that unified Eurasia. In the Post Classical Era, Eurasia underwent a change of policies in places like Russia, China, and Persia due to the Mongol’s economic interest. However trade still remained continuous and became more popular throughout the time…