Iraqi wheat farmer Ma'an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf ...

Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005, 127 pp, $45. The History of Iraq is a Cliff’s Notes to Iraq’s past that, according to its foreword, seeks to provide “students and interested laypeople with [an ...

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. Professors and pundits widely condemn the decision to liberate Iraq. History will show the critics to be wrong. Announcing the start ...

In 1957, a 26-year-old American woman carrying an English-Arabic dictionary and an address in Baghdad boarded a bus in Beirut for a two-day journey to Iraq’s capital. She had grown tired of the ...

Iraq has a rich historical legacy, but it often goes unnoticed due to conflicts. Archaeologists have found a large collection of ancient stone tools in Iraq. In total, they found over 850 objects in ...

On March 19, 2003, the U.S. initiated war on Iraq with what it called a massive "shock and awe" bombing campaign that lit up the skies, laid waste to large sections of the country and paved the way ...

Soldiers love history, particularly if it’s about them. Back in 1863, Union General Henry Halleck asked the Senate Committee on Military Affairs for funds to collect and publish the Civil War battle ...

BAGHDAD — The myth of a unified Iraqi identity may have finally been laid to rest this month. More clearly than any other measurement since the U.S.-led 2003 invasion, preliminary results from the Dec ...

Iraq holds a clear historical edge over Jordan, boasting 21 wins in 34 official and friendly meetings, compared to just 8 ...