Iran–Iraq War

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as “ISIS” or “ISIL”, is a militant extremist group that has been committing brutal war crimes, attacks against humanity, and acts of terror to put fear in the minds of many people all around the world. This group is known to be one of the most extreme groups of radicals that has ever existed. While many people are fearing ISIS, others are preparing for a war against them. Although there are many ideas of how and why they have come to be the biggest…

For Iraq it is a different story and I am here to give a brief essay on how water is in Iraq. I will also cover where the water comes from and the struggle of having water in Iraq. There are two major rivers that flow through Iraq, the Tigris River and The Euphrates River. These rivers start in Turkey, flow through Syria before reaching Iraq. Both of these rivers conjoin at what is known as the Fertile Crescent in Iraq before flowing into the Persian Gulf. Some of the first water wars that…

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, commonly known as ISIS, has created turmoil throughout the already war torn areas of the Middle East. They have captured multiple towns from central Iraq to the southern border of Turkey. ISIS is a terrorist organization that has carved out land in order to create a new state based on the ideological stance that state and church should be intertwined, also known as a caliphate or “the rank or reign of a caliph,” where the laws of the state are directly…

and the makeup of their civilization. Northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey was where the Assyrian Empire encompassed, and ISIS is based in the Islamic state of Iraq and Greater Syria, with the largest city under their control being Mosul. The first people to rule over diverse people over far areas of land was the Assyrians. King Tiglathpileser, an Assyrian king, created a core army of professional soldiers. Helping the Assyrians be skillful in war…

ISIS has taken over Syria and Iraq and has altered the way of life of many Iraqis and Syrians. The people that live under ISIS’ rule have been affected by many different things. If ISIS leaders decide they do not like something you do, you will most likely be beaten, abused, or killed for doing it. They also do not give them enough time for using their water, giving only 2 hours a day for a city to shower at a community shower. The suffering is much greater than what is shown in popular western…

Persepolis by noted graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi explores the topic of Iran 's politics . Infamous for its use of symbolism and gripping narration through the eyes of young Marjane. The reader sees Iran in a new light free of the Western centric bias. The argument that Satrapi makes through Persepolis is that the Political Regime affects Iranian citizens in many ways. The Islamic Regime impacts the citizens religion, the general population, and lastly their education. Firstly ,the…

The Safavid empire, located in the center of Iran, is known widely for their Islamic adaptation culturally speaking and their complicated interactions with neighboring empires. The Safavids have definitely created enemies, as well as allies, during their power reign over the span of multiple centuries. The Safavids have faced defeat in addition to walking away from battle victoriously. Through this constant loop of failure and success the Safavids have managed to build a long lasting empire that…

advantages and disadvantages Iraqi Kurdistan currently possess in order to develop strategies for resource sharing, stability, governance and regional stability to a unified Iraq. The primary focus of selecting key geographic advantages and disadvantages is to have the ability to apply one or all of the lessons learned to effect change in Iraq and the region. The desired end state is Middle East regional stability achieved by focusing the U.S. diplomatic, information, military, economic,…

Conflict Background The Syrian Civil War is a multi-sided armed conflict in Syria. The war started in 2011 after President Bashar al-Assad’s government violently restrained protestors requesting his removal. Many countries including the US have tried to intervene. Since then the Syrian government has refused efforts to negotiate with these “terrorist groups.” There were 90,000 casualties by June 2013 and 250,000 as of April 2015. This war isn’t just a battle between those for and against the…

During the Second World War, Germany was ruled and run by Adolf Hitler a fascist dictator. Hitler is one of, if not the most recognisable dictator of his time. However decades after the second world war dictatorial government has become more common and more of a concern to democratic governments. A dictatorship is a form of government when an individual (dictator) has all the power over the whole country. The dictator makes the law and decisions for the whole country without the citizen’s…