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How do Iraqis cope in fiery summer heat, especially during power outages? They use private generators, which are now essential in Iraq. But the huge machines you see on every city block have plenty of ...
Fallujah and Iraq's Anbar province, home to some of the toughest fighting during the U.S. presence in Iraq, now resounds with ...
Iraq and Syria held talks in Baghdad on reviving the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office said. The meeting took place ...
"We doubled up on Baghdad," the president claims. "Panama City; Brasilia, San Jose, Costa Rica; Bogota, Colombia." ...
Iraq’s prime minister has approved disciplinary measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s oil ministry is “very close” to reaching a final agreement with the Kurdistan Region to resume oil exports, a senior ministry official told Rudaw on Wednesday, adding ...
In a quiet corner of Baghdad, gardening volunteer Abdul Karim Abbas is using a mosque-yard-turned-tree nursery to fight one of Iraq’s most pressing threats: desertification. Fiona Jones reports.
Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group ” explores this important chapter of Arab modern art in an expansive survey ...
Power has been restored in Iraq, a government official said on Tuesday, after electricity outages hit large parts of the country on Monday.
A major hurdle has been cleared for HSS Engineers Bhd's Baghdad Metro project, paving the way for earnings recovery and ...
Iraqi Kurdistan will resume oil exports through a pipeline to Turkey after a two-year halt, Iraq's federal government said on ...
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The Fall of Baghdad - Mongol Conquest of 1258

In 1258, Hulagu Khan led a Mongol army to the gates of Baghdad, demanding submission from the Abbasid Caliph. The refusal led to one of the most devastating sackings in world history.