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Iraq -- History

Iraq Memory Foundation view detail comment email this

The goal of this Baghdad-based foundation is to provides a "view of the inner workings of the Ba'thist institutions of repression and social control that dominated ... Iraqi life between 1968 and 2003." The site includes a description of projects and selected items from collections. In Arabic and English. The foundation is an outgrowth of the Iraq Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) founded at the Center of Middle East Studies at Harvard University.
http://www.iraqmemory.org/en/
Topics: History By Place
Last updated Apr 25, 2006


Iraq: Conflict in Context view detail comment email this

A collection of articles focusing on the historical relationship between Iraq and the United Kingdom and on "the demise of an empire and the dramatic shifts in the balance of power following the Allied campaigns" in the Middle East during World War I. Also includes information about "the fate of historic sites and palaces under Saddam Hussein," crusades and jihads in post-colonial times, and images of Mesopotamian artifacts. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/recent/iraq/
Topics: History By Place
Last updated Aug 2, 2006


The Story of Iraq view detail comment email this

Provides background information on the Iraqi conflict and the war, military forces, weapons inspections, the United Nations, foreign relations, biographical information, weapons of mass destruction, and prisoner abuse. Also covers the handover of power by the United States and election details. Includes links. Searchable. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/iraq/
Topics: History By Place, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq
Last updated Sep 5, 2005





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