US foreign policy changed the moment Islamic terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, and then-President George W. Bush declared a global war on terror. Soon afterwards, US forces attacked terrorist strongholds in Afghanistan, but the Bush administration also considered Saddam...
Watch and see how the American soldiers have to drive through Iraqi streets to limit risks of attacks.
A series of attacks across the Iraqi capital and five northern cities killed at least 30 people Thursday, and wounded nearly 100, according to police. (April 19) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twit...
A series of bombs exploded in Baghdad on Thursday. Iraqi officials say at least nine explosions were heard in the city, killing dozens. (Dec. 22)
co-ordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 63 people and injured around 185, say officials. blasts hit various locations, including al-Amil in the south and Halawi and Karrada closer to the centre. The bombings are the worst in months - and follow the withdrawal ...
After a recent wave of attacks in Baghdad, urbane intellectuals sought refuge, as they have for years, in a storied marketplace that has been their oasis in the capital's chaos: Mutanabi Street. Duration: 02:13.
Selling alcohol in Baghdad is a dangerous business, with liquor store workers facing bombings, shootings and robberies, while also being separated from their families, who often live elsewhere. But a dearth of other jobs keeps Baghdad's liquor stores staffed. Duration: 01:46
Seven years after the invasion of Baghdad, the Iraqi people are experiencing a devastating legacy. Babies are being born with severe deformities and cancer at a rate, which makes the effects of Hiroshima look tame. "Here look at her. So many things are wrong with her. It's all because of the figh...
Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a documentary feature film that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion native to Iraq) from the fall of Saddam Hussein to their escape from Iraq. The band members - Firas (bass), Tony (lead guitar), Marwan (drums) and Faisal (l...
Dir: Nimer Rashed / UK / 2008 The film tells the story of Maya, a teenage girl working in her father's Arabic restaurant, who's forced to decide which comes first: her dreams or her family...
65 people were killed in a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq marking the first major violence since US troops began pulling out of Iraq. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.washingtonpost.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Download the politics or entertainment hour of this TYT episo...
17 of the 22 Arab foreign ministers have held a meeting ahead of the Arab league summit to line up and agree on the issues which will be discussed during the summit which scheduled to be held in the capital Baghdad. Press TV's Wisam al-Bayati reports from Baghdad.
Adding to a series of bombings in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Thursday, two more bombs exploded in the evening, according to Reuters news agency. Targeting mainly Shia areas, a wave of 12 bombings across Baghdad during the early hours of the morning killed at least 63 people and injured 176. ...
A short video of the landscape of Iraq
Vice President of Strategic Intelligence Reva Bhalla examines the political intricacies of the first Arab League Summit that Baghdad has hosted in over two decades. For more, visit: www.stratfor.com
