History of Iraq

Kuwait is a country that relies heavily on resources outside its boundaries. Throughout history, Kuwait, a committed culture, has always continued to flourish and expand. Despite the country’s setbacks, region and country size, their political, military and economic systems show the rest of the world how devoted, but dependent they are to preserve their way of life. Due to the political, military and economic variables of the operational environment, Kuwait is a devoted culture, but thrives…

the Middle East and all around the globe have been caused by this extremist group named ISIS. Some of these regions include Australia, North America, Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since the creation of this extremist group in 1999 in Iraq the numbers of attacks have been climbing, but especially in these past few years. Through their faith of radical Islam the group has tried to force citizens to believe Islam through “mass killings” and “public executions through social media”.…

Iraq: Oasis of Conflict At the heart of the only planet in our galaxy known to harbor life, lies a land known in the bible as the “Empire of Man”. This land is where the great ark of Noah was built, and not far from there was the fruitful garden of Eden. This area is Babylon, Land of Shinar and Mesopotamia. Not many know the origins of some of these great stories and history of humanity. The current name of this part of the world in which change and chaos is the norm, is Iraq. The name…

____________________________________ This is BREAKING NEWS for all Time Travelers. On the month of September, all students in Honors World History 9 choose a civilization from the civilizations to 1500 A.D. diagram that the teachers gave us in the first weeks of school. Abdi-kareem Anthony, which is me, choose the Sumer civilization. The civilizations were from top to bottom, oldest to Place holder picture ___________________________________ newest, and I choose the Sumer civilization…

Isis: An Evil Bunch The terrorist organization Isis or “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” is a name with which we have unfortunately heard of far too often. They have inspired and personally carried out inhumane acts around the world way too many times. Even though they are frequently talked about on the news and among the public, do we really know what they want? Isis inspired the attacks in my hometown of San Bernardino last December proving that they are a cancer which will only keep on…

human personality is unjust.” The Syrian refugees did not follow Lincoln’s or King’s path, rather they fled the country. Nearly 7.6 million people have been uprooted within Syria and over 4 million have fled to neighboring countries in Europe. Over history, large populations of people have chosen to flee when they seek freedom, justice, or liberty and do not receive it. This is a social protest which is one way people can express themselves by choosing to exit the situation they are in…

During the rule of Saddam Hussein and the Ba’ath Party Iraq experienced a tragic and eventful time. In a matter of years their country had undergone a complete transformation because of war and tyranny. Georges Sada, a well-known Iraqi General and fighter pilot was a man who was very close to the former dictatorial ruler of Iraq—Saddam Hussein. Georges relays in the novel “Saddam’s Secrets”, his experiences and the tragic events that occurred in Iraq during the rule of Saddam. He gives a…

to them viciously persecutes them. For the Kurdish people of northern Iraq, the disdain of their neighbors has plagued them for centuries. On March 16, 1988, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ordered a series of chemical attacks on the Kurdish people. Thousands died during the attacks and in the weeks following them. Thousands more fled to the mountains or sought refuge abroad. To say that the devastation in Halabja marred the history of the Kurdish people would be an understatement. The population…

have an advanced weapons program, the United States finally decided to invade Iraq once again. That same invasion would be the precursor that followed eight long years in which Iraq experienced the downfall of their socialist authoritarian leader, the creation of a Democratic Iraq and the effects of a complicated sectarian Iraq after U.S. leaves. To understand why we invaded Iraq, one must also have knowledge of how Iraq became the country we invaded in early 2003. Dating back to 7th century,…

such the political savvy decision to support the SDF represents a compromise in policy but not a comprise in our country’s ethics or morals. Nonetheless, it is important to understand that there is more this complex situation. The Kurds in northern Iraq are at a point where their case for an independent state has never been stronger but it still goes against the grain of US policy for the US to support this secession since it will create additional instability within the country. Lastly, due…