iraq

     

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق (help·info) Jumhūrīyatu l-‘Irāq), is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern en of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert. It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. There are two major flowing rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.

Trivia about iraq

  • "Land Of Two Rivers" is the anthem of this country whose history goes back thousands of years
  • In 1958 this country's army overthrew its govt. & set up a council with a Kurd, a Shiite & a Sunni Arab
  • The U.S. uses the Swiss embassy in Iran to conduct business & the Polish embassy in this neighboring country
  • Oman waspart of the international force that defeated this country in the 1991 Persian Gulf War
  • President & Prime Minister Saddam Hussein
  • Our top story...in Aug. 2008 the GAO reported this troubled Mideast country could have a $79 billion budget surplus
  • Baghdadis are citizens of this country; we don't know where the Baghmommis live
  • April Glaspie, ambassador to this nation, held a controversial meeting with Saddam Hussein July 25, 1990
  • In October 2005 this country's historic new constitution was adopted by voters
  • In November 2002 Resolution 1441 declared this nation in "material breach" of its obligations
  • In ancient times, Babylonia was located in the southern part of what is now this country
  • The Sumerians, who invented cuneiform writing, date back to 5500 B.C. in Mesopotamia, in what is now this country
  • Mesopotamia today(4)
  • (Queen Rania delivers the clue.) In May 2007 I issued UNICEF's worldwide call to action to aid the 2 million children in this Mideast country who have been displaced from their homes in the last 4 years
  • To avoid war in this country in 2002, its VP Taha Ramadan offered instead to duel Dick Cheney
  • Basra & Baghdad
  • On Sept. 3, 1996 the U.S. launched cruise missiles against this country for attacking Kurd territory
  • 1998: This Mideast nation announces it will no longer cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors
  • After centuries of rule by the Ottoman Empire, Mesopotamia mostly became part of this new nation in 1932
  • This Middle Eastern country borders Saudi Arabia, Turkey & of course Kuwait
  • On Sept. 16, 1990 viewers in this gulf country had 2 choices: an Egyptian cartoon or an address by President Bush
  • This country's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki helped draft its new Constitution
  • Our plan to make an enormous superpower with a grudge vs. the U.S. was outlined in "De-Weakening" this country
  • "I" 1958:Army officers overthrew this country's King Faisal II & declared it a republic
  • Done to prevent repeat voting, the purple fingers were a symbol of the return of democracy to this country
  • RQ
  • In June the U.S. fired on this country in retaliation for their plot to kill George Bush
  • Within hours of an August 1990 invasion, this country had complete control of one of its neighbors
  • In 1991 Kofi Annan negotiated the release of U.N. workers held in this country during the Persian Gulf War
  • U.S. Army bases in this country include Camp Victory / al-Nasr & Camp Taji
  • It doesn't take a high I.Q. to figure out that .iq represents this nation
  • After a worldwide hunt, a statue of Sumerian king Entemena was returned to this country after it was stolen in 2003
  • The U.S. combat mission in this country ended in August 2010
  • Site of a 2003 battleground for U.S. soldiers, a tomb in this country's city of Najaf is a major Shiite shrine
  • If you wanted to hang around at the site of Babylon's famous gardens, you'd now have to go to this country
  • Haifa was a target of scud missiles from this country during the Persian Gulf War of 1991
  • Jordan's King Hussein's cousin was overthrown and killed in this neighboring country
  • This country's ancient ruins of Ur & its ziggurat date back about 4,500 years
  • Basra
  • Here are the 2 new coins minted by this country in 2004
  • In 1988 thousands of Kurds were killed by the armed forces of this country -- some by poison gas
  • Iraq,Yemen,Oman
  • In 2008 this country's P.M. Nuri al-Maliki said the U.A.E. forgave its $7 billion debt; that's a lot to forgive
  • Mosul,1.8 million
  • Now called Tall al-Muqayyar, modern Ur is about 10 miles from Nasiriyah in this troubled Mideast country
  • Named for a messianic figure in Shiite Islam, Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi army is based in this country
  • In the 1980s this country attacked its foe Iran with vehicles like the T-62
  • Prime Minister Nouri Al-Malaki
  • Adopted in 2008, the new flag of this middle eastern country is seen here
  • The easternmost point of Jordan borders this troubled country
  • Country whose currency is seen here:
  • Arbil, designated the capital of the Kurds, was seized by this country's troops in 1996

Tweets about iraq

  • RT @rembert: legendary comma use RT @CBSNews: JUST IN: President Obama to deliver remarks at 4pm ET on the situation in Ferguson, Iraq
  • Opinion: U.S. must forge new ties with Iraq to tackle ISIS threat
  • RT @Mojahedinar: #Iran #Iraq إيران: احتجاجات المسافرين في مدينة كرج
  • RT @AJEnglish: Iraq army advances towards rebel-held Tikrit
  • RT @mpodil: US marines during large scale operation in Baghdad, Iraq. Oh no, sorry, it's #Ferguson
  • La clave kurda en la guerra contra Estado Islámico #iraq
  • RT @rajuparulekar: No word of protest against ISIS slaughter in Iraq & Syria by Indian Government or Indian muslims. Shocking for me! http:…
  • RT @alwasatnews: 6 آلاف مقاتل ينظمون لـ 'داعش' الشهر الماضي #Syria #Iraq
  • RT @mastersphduk: @CBCNews America, the Empire of Sleaze, has been humiliated by #ISIL in Iraq https://t.co/eATbKyX4rL #USsoldiersCrying…
  • RT @DowHeater: Lets See If @David_Cameron will arrest these muslims who flew the terror flag,think he will?
  • Iraq: Maliki appointed forces prevent delivery of fuel to Camp Liberty Iranians #Iran
  • #BB4SP: WARNING GRAPHIC ➡ What is happening to 200,000 Christians in Iraq? This...
  • Victim in N.Ga. shooting a new citizen, planned to visit native Iraq, but shot in U.S. faux-Alpiine tourist town.
  • Just commented on @thejournal_ie: Pope Francis has endorsed the use of force to stop Islamic militants in Iraq -
  • Revolution march announced in #Pakistan. Tens of thousands Pakistanis marching to take key government buildings in #Islamabad. #Egypt #Iraq
  • Iraqi forces battle to drive jihadists from Saddam's home town - Reuters
  • Obama would much rather talk about Iraq than Ferguson
  • @Iraq_now1 قوم بهت وتدليس قاتلهم الله أنى يؤفكون
  • @Iraq_now1 بشار وأعوانه
  • In hindsight, Top Gun seems like a recruitment advertisement for the Iraq campaign.
  • @fayzemourie THE AMERICAN AND ISRAEL ARE COOKING TO GRAND KURDISTAN INDEPENDENT FROM IRAQ THE AMERICAN AND THE BRITISH COLONIALISTS
  • RT @baghdadinvest: 82 year old Khalil walked 3 days to save his grandson from ISIS. They only have each other now. #Iraq via @KekHamo http:…
  • RT @FergusonUnity: US marines during large scale operation in Baghdad, Iraq. Oh no, sorry, it's #Ferguson
  • RT @serenac13: How #Iraq's black market in #oil funds #ISIS … #IslamicState @AL_Khatteeb
  • Tuesday, 19.August, 12:00pm GMT Hottest topics of the day: #Russia #Ukraine #Gaza #Ferguson #Iraq #ISIS #Wikileaks #Ebola @worldinmatrix
  • RT @BklynMiddleton: I really like this guy. RT @AP BREAKING: Pope endorses use of force in Iraq to protect minorities; says UN should appro…
  • RT @Mojahedinar: #Iran #Iraq ايران: احتجاجات شباب خرم آباد على تردي الخطوط في الإنترنت
  • @priyankachopra Pls RT my book The Tantalus Redemption share of sale to children in warzones #Gaza #iraq #CAR @WarChildUK @HarperCollinsIN
  • .@UN Garbage of 500+ people near Ankawa, #Iraq that is only collected once a day. Kids will start to get sick.
  • @Iraq_now1 طيب لن نصدهم لكن لماذا تقتلون الناس في سوريا وتقطعون رؤوسهم بحجة أنهم خوارج أو مرتدين أوعملاء لماذا تقتلون من رفع السلاح في وجه
  • Iraq crisis: Refugee journeys from Mount Sinjar - BBC News: BBC NewsIraq crisis: Refugee journeys from Mount S...
  • China’s strategic dilemma in the Middle East Iraq's biggest investor in its oil sector stands aside from the conflict
  • Since 2003, The U.S. spent $980 billion in Iraq, enough to wipe out world poverty for 10 years.
  • DTN Iraq: Islamic State recruits at record pace in Syria: monitor: BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 6,000 new figh...
  • Don't worry,the kangaroos were there, fat and wait for all Christians and keep watching #Hannity #Iraq
  • Yahoo! News: Islamic State recruits at record pace in Syria: monitor #Iraq
  • Don't know who should be credited, but release of Indian nurses from the captivity in Iraq is the most awesome news in the recent time
  • #UN launches #Iraq aid operation
  • "Signore, davanti a tanta violenza in Iraq, perseveriamo nella preghiera e nella generosità." Papa Francesco su Twitter
  • @123Ggge @mahamadalmas @Iraq_now1 وش تبي انت؟ كلامي مع الرجال ماجبت لك طاري
  • In N Iraq, peshmerga rank + file say survival = ditching party politics, upgrading weapons, training harder. @DSoguel
  • RT @Mojahedinar: #Iran #Iraq ايران: استمرار إضراب تجارالحديد في سوق «شاد آباد» في طهران
  • @ACloakedFigure do you reckon the govt knows who they are? If so, we can just send em back to Northern Iraq if they show up at Heathrow.
  • #Iraq-i forces battle to drive jihadists from Saddam's home town via @reuters
  • If #Dubya Had NOT INVADED #Iraq to Go ONE UP on #PoppyBush...World Would be Safer Place Today? #msnbc #foxnews #nyt #nbc #cnn #eu #nbc #bbc
  • Yazidi girl with an AK in Iraq:
  • @plussone @jzellis this is familiar american policies they've done it before in Iraq Afghanistan so why not in America?
  • RT @BazziNYU: My @BostonReview essay on Ayatollah Sistani, Maliki and intra-Shiite conflict in #Iraq and #Iran: #lon…
  • In Mosul, Islamic State of Iraq (#ISI )& Islamic Army was there as early as 2007 & treated Kurds/Sunni as enemy #Iraq
  • RT @Sophia_MJones: "We did not understand. Then they started to put people in those holes, those people were alive."