Baghdad
(2002 est. pop. 5.6 million). Baghdad, on the Tigris River 150 kilometers from the ancient city of Babylon, was founded by the second Abbasid caliph, al-Mansur, in 762 CE on a site inhabited s...
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Edward Wong of The New York Times first reached Baghdad, following a 13-hour drive from Amman, in November 2003, a business reporter on a six-week rotation to cover the reconstruction of Iraq. Sinc...
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A symbol of Shiite-Sunni unity to some, a vital supply and transportation link to others, Baghdad's bridges have come under attack from Iraqi insurgents seeking to knock them down _ whether for the...
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A string of bombings killed 10 people Monday in the Baghdad area one day after a massive car bomb attack in a Shiite area market delivered the first major blow to the U.S.-led security crackdown.Fi...
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Iraqi commanders are urging the Americans to go after Sunni targets as the first focus of the military push to secure Baghdad, displaying a sectarian tilt that is delaying full implementation of th...
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Citing improved security in the capital, the Iraqi government said Tuesday it was shortening the Baghdad curfew by two hours and would allow citizens to be on the streets until 10 p.m.The easing of...
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A citywide clampdown emptied Baghdad's streets of all vehicles Thursday in attempts to hold off what authorities dread: a storm of Shiite attacks in revenge for the bombing of one of their main shr...
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Baghdad
They Came to Baghdad ...
