It was not immediately clear whether they were military personnel or civilian. The al-Taji base was hit by its second rocket attack in a week…
Iraq attack: Americans injured as rockets hit Iraqi base for second time in a week
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Iraq Weapons Inspections Fast Facts
Iraq Weapons Inspections Fast Facts
April 3, 1991 – The United Nations passes Security Council Resolution 687. April 6, 1991 – Iraq accepts SCR 687. April 18, 1991 – Under…
Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts
Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts
Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation and torture. Seven other defendants stood trial with Hussein: Barzan…
Haditha Killings Fast Facts – CNN
Haditha Killings Fast Facts – CNN
Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted…
Israel: Warnings over harm to ‘democratic system’ amid coronavirus crisis
Israel: Warnings over harm to ‘democratic system’ amid coronavirus crisis
Speaker Yuli Edelstein, who has the power to decide the Knesset’s schedule, ended Wednesday’s session just a few minutes after it began, making it impossible…
Afghanistan Shootings Fast Facts
Afghanistan Shootings Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is serving life in prison without parole for the murders of 16 Afghan civilians in…
Syria Fast Facts – CNN
Syria Fast Facts – CNN
Capital: Damascus Ethnic Groups: Arab 50%, Alawite 15%, Kurd 10%, Levantine 10%, other 15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian) Religion: Muslim 87%,…
Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Fast Facts
Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Fast Facts
1957 – The United States signs a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Iran. 1958 – Iran joins the IAEA. 1967 – The Tehran Nuclear Research…
Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts
Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts
No. 2/Ace of ClubsQusay HusseinChief, Special Security Organization/special Republican Guard (SSO/SRG); Commander, Central Region CommanderJuly 22, 2003 – Killed in firefight in Mosul. No. 3/Ace…
Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts
Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts
Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention center for captured Iraqis from 2003 to 2006. An investigation into the treatment of detainees at the…