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How Much Power Will Incoming Premier Allawi Have?
(Reuters) There were two reports about the possible scope and limitations of Mohammed Allawi when he forms a new Iraqi government. Midd...
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Dr. Michael Izady of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs recently gave an interview to the Swiss-based International Relat...
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(Shafaaq News) In March 2019 Iraq witnessed the lowest level of violence since the 2003 invasion. There were the fewest attacks every r... -
Amidst all the violence taking place in Iraq recently, many citizens are still able to go about their business. These pictures show the I...
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What, exactly, is freak about it?
I spent 14 days in June 2008 in Tikrit waiting for a clear day to fly home on leave.
Combination of long-term regional persistent droughts, poor agricultural soil controls, and just plain bad weather conditions.
The Baghdad pics are never as bad as in the Tikrit, where you see the red wall marching toward you, and a complete red-out once it arrives.
Iraq is clay, not sand, so the usual term is dust storm. Census records from the 1950s-1970s tracked the days of dust storm obliteration--usually a few every year. Very different in recent times.
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