Iraq Summary

Iraq—Profile (2001 est. pop. 23.3 million). In 1916, Britain invaded the Ottoman provinces of Mosul, Baghdad, and Basra; in 1921 it united these provinces and renamed the country Iraq. As a mod... Read more

Iraq—Education System Historically, Iraq's educational system was the product of a mostly urban-based community of religious scholars dedicated to instilling in its adherents the princip... Read more

Iraq-Turkey Relations Since the early twentieth century, when both Turkey and Iraq achieved independence in the aftermath of World War I, relations between the two states have been pragmatic. Given an... Read more

Iraq Few countries have received more of the world's attention during the late twentieth and early twenty-first century than Iraq. During those years, the country was involved in open warfare o... Read more

The war in Iraq has brought different types of conflict into the view of the entire world. One of these conflicts has been a religious conflict. With 79% of Iraqis being Muslim conflict amongst t... Read more