Saddam's organizational prowess was credited with Iraq's rapid pace of development in the 1970s; development went forward at such a fevered pitch that two million persons from other …

2025年3月29日 · From the early 1970s Saddam was widely recognized as the power behind President al-Bakr, who after 1977 was little more than a figurehead. Saddam reached this …

2018年10月3日 · 1920 - League of Nations approves British mandate in Iraq, prompting nationwide revolt. 1921 - Britain appoints Feisal, son of Hussein Bin Ali, the Sherif of Mecca, …

Several thousand Iraqis including more than 4,000 Kurds in Halabja were killed by their own government, allegedly for assisting Iran. By war’s end, Iraq’s debt was $50 billion. Encouraged …

2018年7月16日 · Mr. Ani stopped taking pictures — aside from snapshots of family and friends on his iPhone — in the late 1970s as the country fell into dictatorship. But now his work is being …

Iraqi prosperity in the 70s only came to an end as a result of Saddam’s military adventures in the 1980s. Saddam rose to power through association with his relative, Hassan al-Bakr, who …

2024年6月23日 · In 1977, Iraq faced social unrest with the Safar uprising, a series of protests and riots primarily led by Shia communities in Karbala and Najaf Governorates. These …

With the end of World War II, IPC and its affiliates undertook repair and development of facilities in Iraq as rapidly as financing and materials became available. Exploration and drilling were …

Iran’s leverage over Iraq was largely lost when it pulled its troops out of Iraq, shut off aid to the Kurds, and closed its border. If Baghdad chose to renege on its part of the agreement it would …

2021年2月4日 · The relationship between the Soviet Union and Iraq in the 1970s represents the perfect case study of the power politics of the period. Iraq’s master politician Saddam Hussein …