Ahmed hammered home his spot-kick after saving the effort of Iranian striker Mansour Jamalyan and 2 other Iranian players, Ahmed then raced the length of the field to celebrate with the Iraqi fans before collapsing in a heap, overcome by the emotion. However, he missed the final due to a...
The U.S. scientists, weapons experts who spoke on condition of anonymity, reached their conclusions after studying the small aircraft and interviewing Iraqi missile experts, system designers and Gen. Ibrahim Hussein Ismail, the Iraqi head of the military facility where the UAVs were designed. None ...
Nearly two decades after the 2003 war, the country remains fragile in practice, facing growing political instability, social unrest, and a deepening gap between the state and citizens. In the midst of a series of crises (including falling oil prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent protests...
Nearly two decades after the 2003 war, the country remains fragile in practice, facing growing political instability, social unrest, and a deepening gap between the state and citizens. In the midst of a series of crises (including falling oil prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent protests...
ʿAbd al-Karīm Qāsim was an army officer who overthrew the Iraqi monarchy in 1958 and became head of the newly formed Republic of Iraq. Qāsim attended the Iraqi military academy and advanced steadily through the ranks until by 1955 he had become a h
After fleeing across the border to Iran, the movement reorganized and quickly returned to assert itself as one of the most active and violent insurgent groups in the mid-2000s. The movement’s relatively swift comeback following its crushing military defeat in March 2003, suggested at least some...