This story appears in the July 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. I haven't returned to Baghdad to be a war tourist, attuning my eyes to the many long shadows cast by trauma, but it's ...

Since the DHL incident, most pilots flying into Baghdad have adopted the corkscrew as a standard evasive maneuver, even though it isn’t required. No one’s quite sure where or when the ...

Located outside Baghdad, the Royal Air Force station at Hinaidi was a major hub of the desert route for Vickers Vernon biplanes transporting mail, cargo, and passengers. Dawn breaks over the Royal ...

Haider has not allowed himself to wish for life's extravagances; he considers himself fortunate just to survive each day in Baghdad. But this dream gives him strength. He kisses Noor's dimples as ...

Not that one, that’s Italy – the next one. In the Middle East. Where the country of Iraq will be one day. You made it! I’m Ali. I live here in Baghdad – a city of over a million people and ...

ISIS bomb attacks in Baghdad a new challenge for Iraq’s military Islamic State fighters unleashed a new wave of bombings Tuesday in Baghdad, attacks that have turned the Iraqi capital into a ...

That attack was retaliation for a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad International Airport that killed prominent Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, CNN reported. What to Know About ISIS Victim Kayla ...

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