The name “Iraq” has ancient origins, probably from the Sumerian city of Uruk, birthplace of writing and seat of Gilgamesh. The Greeks called it Mesopotamia, the land “between the rivers ...

A desert area with scattered plots of agricultural land with features that closely matched the description of the al-Qadisiyah battle site described in historic texts, in the Abu Sakhir district ...

Baghdad [Iraq]: The International Committee of the Red Cross ... contaminate an estimated 2,100 square kilometres of Iraqi land, a devastating area comparable to nearly 3,00,000 football fields.

Discover Iran's 13 neighboring countries, including 7 land borders (Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, ...

This post has been updated with additional information from the Pentagon. A bomber mission of seven B-2 Spirit bombers and ...

Journey to Iraq: Photographer Christian Lindgren traveled to Iraq, an unusual spot for a vacation. While there, he visited the ruins of the ancient city of Ctesiphon, the last Persian capital ...