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Iraq
Iraq is an Arab country located in the Middle East. Its capital is Baghdad.
3,471 Questions
Is same-sex marriage legal in Iraq?
No. Although homosexuality is not explicitly illegal in Iraq, because of widespread disapproval by the public, gay people frequently fall victim to violence and hate crimes which are often fatal.
What was Baghdad during the Islamic Empires?
Baghdad was the capital of the ABBASSID CALIPHATE and was one of the centers of the Islamic Golden Age. It was most notable for its massive library called Beit al-Hikma (بيت الØكمة) or the House of Wisdom. After the Mongols razed Baghdad in 1258, the city lost most of its importance.
How do you divorce when deployed in Iraq?
Contact a divorce lawyer and indicate to him that you would like to file for divorce. Depending on any contested assets, there may be no requirement to be seen in court, and the divorce may be completed entirely in absentia.
Nations didn't take chances with oil or anything else during the cold war which might risk a confrontation with the then USSR (Soviet Union). With the USSR dissolved in 1990 (the Berlin Wall came down in 1989) the US (and the UN) were free to make any demands they wanted to. When Hussain took Kuwait in 1990, that was an oil region. With no one to stop the US/UN (read Soviet Union) the US/UN was free to make those demands: "Withdraw from Kuwait...or else!" Desert Shield commenced in 1990 (military buildup to be used if and when necessary to eject Iraq from Kuwait). Desert Storm commenced on or about 15 January 1991 to formerly eject Iraq from Kuwait; this was sucessfully accomplished within approximately 45 days. DS was successfully concluded in February 1991.
How does Barack Obama feel about the Iraq War?
Earlier Answer
He thinks it was a HUGE MISTAKE. He has been against the war since the very beginning. He will start pulling troops out of Iraq immediately when he becomes President.
Later Answer
Obama believes that going to war in Iraq was a mistake, which says that all the soldiers that have fought for this country under George Bush might have lost their lives for no reason.
Obama opposed expanding the war to Iraq because al-Qaeda was in Afghanistan and Pakistan and he felt that the war in Iraq would distract America from capturing bin Laden. When America began occupying Iraq, there was no al-Qaeda in Iraq. Al-Qaeda in Iraq was created during America's occupation of Iraq when America controlled Iraq.
The reason for invading Iraq stated by George Bush was that Iraq had weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The data supporting the existence of WMD was wrong, either deliberately manipulated by George Bush, or he made a mistake.
After it was proven that Iraq had no WMD, George Bush said America must continue fighting until Saddam Hussein was captured. After Saddam Hussein was hung by the neck until dead, George Bush said we had to stay for Nation Building. That means that we must stay until the Iraqi's decide that they want American style government - Not British style, not Indian style, not French style, not Jordan style, not Egyptian style, no they must choose American style government before George Bush will leave Iraq!
70% of all Iraqis and the Iraqi puppet government put in place by America want the American occupation of Iraq to end. George Bush's popularity has dropped to under 25% in America because he refuses to listen to Americans and end the occupation of Iraq.
Barack Obama wants to follow the will of the American people and the Iraqi people and end the occupation of Iraq.
Barack Obama wants to follow the will of the people? See "Obamacare. Recently, more than 500 shells containing deadly chemical weapons were found in Iraq. Sadaam Hussein killed over 400,000 of his own people, so this vindicates Bush.
What is ISIL or ISIS - Islamic State of Iraq and Syria?
ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), known as ad-Dawla al-Eslamiyya al-3iraaq w'ash-Shaam - الدولة الإسلامية العراق والشام or the acronym Daa3esh - داعش in Arabic, is an extremist Sunni Islamist organization which used to have links to al-Qaeda before al-Qaeda condemned them for their barbarity. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power, especially in Sunni majority regions of both Syria and Iraq, and impose a more fundamentalist view on politics. They consider themselves to be fighting the injustices and violence of the current Assad regime and the inequalities of the US-supported Government of Iraq. ISIL is primarily supported and armed by Saudi Arabia, but the US and UK have indirectly given ISIL millions of dollars and equipment since US and UK military vehicles and assets left to the Government of Iraq have fallen into ISIL hands (especially with the fall of Mosul).
ISIL controls significant amounts of land in Syria and Iraq and conquered much of its Iraqi territory in June 2014. Despite small gains by the Kurdish Peshmerga Army and the Republic of Iraq Army, most of these territories remain in ISIL control nearly a year later.
ISIL started as an offshoot of al-Qaeda Iraq, also called Jubhat al-Nusra (the al-Nusra Front). Their main disagreement with the majority of Jubhat al-Nusra, and which prompted their leaving the organization, was that al-Baghdadi (the founder of ISIL) and his supporters argued that the Islamic Caliphate should be formed today as opposed to the majority who wanted to only set up the building blocks for a future Caliphate. The split occurred only in 2012. Because ISIL wants to create an Islamic Caliphate immediately, they have been working at a feverish pace to achieve that goal.
In ISIL's conception, the failures of the Islamic World in terms of economy, morality, military power, and political acumen are directly the result of abandoning Islam as a religion and its principles. They hold that the Western ideals have pervaded the Islamic World, which distances them from following the words of the Qur'an literally to achieve salvation for all Muslims. Only by returning to an extreme literalist interpretation and the legal enforcement of those values can Muslims be the world leaders.
What city founded in 762 was the capital of the Abbasids?
In 762 AD, the Abbasid Caliphate under Al Mansur built a new capital at Baghdad.
What kind of clothes does people wear in IRAQ?
It depends what kind of people you are talking about. Muslim Iraqis wear a veal and regular jeans/long skirts and long shirts just like we do in the USA older lady are seen mostly wearing abaya which is a long black(or any other color) dress that is very loose and fitting. christian Iraqis wear what people wear down here. so it all depends
What do they call Santa Claus in Iraq?
Pere Noel in the areas of French and/or Christian influence. Traditional Syrian present-bringer is the youngest camel, and brought on January 6th, the Christian Feast of Epiphany, when we mark the visit and gifts of the Magi.
How many royal Marines have been killed in Iraq?
That all depends on what the Marine's MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) is. I went to Iraq and was the crew chief of an (AAV) Assault Amphibian Vehicle (Armored Carrier; it is like a tank that holds troops and it floats in water for those of you not familiar to military technology) transporting an 81mm Mortar team. My section of AAV's (4 vehicles) transported a 4 man vehicle crew and a 8 man 81mm Mortars gun team per vehicle. Our four guns killed over 1,400 Iraqi Republican Guard in one attack. Now, who is responsible for the 1,400 deaths? The Marine dropping the mortars into the gun tube, the Marine placing sighting rods down, the one aiming, or the Marines in the dirt providing cover so that we can shoot? They were eating breakfast in a mess hall and we shelled their camp. I shot at many people... ....we got shot at about every 5 minutes day and night... ....but everyone was shooting so it's not like I had a confirmed kill. I was there for the initial invasion... everyone was shooting at everyone. We even shot at our own men. So how many people will a Marine kill in Iraq? One of my friends killed 71 Republican Guard one night when we got ambushed in a dust storm. After the attack he changed; he became quiet and withdrawn. Out of the men on my vehicle; all 13 of us fired our weapons in combat; saw dead Iraqi and United States Men; and innocent civilians shot and killed. There is no magic number... if you are so eager to find out talk to a recruiter.
How long did it take US and coalition forces to invade Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein's regime?
It took little more than three weeks for the US Army to overthrow Iraq's Ba'athist Regime. The reason that the Iraq War dragged on for nearly a decade and Iraq is now in the midst of a massive civil war over 13 years later is that the remnants of the regime and local militias began an intense guerrilla campaign to drive out the American-led Iraqi Government.
Why did the Iraqis have difficulty forming a new government after the fall of Saddam Hussein?
Iraqi leadership had a number of issues in organizing a system under which they could all agree to live. Contrary to Western notions, democracy is NOT voting for leaders; that is only one part of democracy. Just voting on leaders creates elected authoritarianism and majority-minority repression. There are a number of societal requisites that make democracy viable and Iraq lacked these social pre-requisites, so they could not even agree on what system would work for everyone. In fact, the current Republic of Iraq still suffers from many of these problems.
1) Nationalism over Tribalism: There has to be a sense in the country that every group in the country is better off with everyone else in the country succeeding than failing. The benefits that accrue to one group of people should not be at the expense of all other populations in a debilitating way. Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Kurds all tend to advocate for their particular ethnic, tribal, or religious grouping as opposed for the benefit of all people under the Iraqi flag.
2) Cross-Ethnic Civil Society: There have to be civil society organizations such as clubs, artist networks, political rights groups, and other similar organizations. But they must be united by cultural, philosophical, or humanitarian underpinnings as opposed to being a mechanism to foster tribalism. Iraq has almost exclusively civil society organizations that promote the divisions in their society such as political parties and religious groups.
3) Literate Population and Freedom of Speech/Press: Most people are only exposed verbally to positions that they already agree with and caricatures of positions that they do not agree with. As a result, being able to read and write exposes a person to opinions that completely disagree with their own opinion. This allows people to have different political beliefs than their families. Additionally, freedom must be granted to both express and actualize views contrary to those of the ruling coalition or the majority ethnic and religious groups. In Iraq, there is a high degree of illiteracy and minimal education, especially among women. Additionally, individuals who disagree with the dominant popular vein are often jailed or tortured for their "seditious" views of wanting to discuss why they don't want a theocracy. This is not to mention that many parts of Iraq are controlled by violent militias or Islamic State, which consistently prevent free expression through the use of violence.
4) Laws Evenly Applied / Rule of Law: No person, by dint of their power or connections, can be treated in a better manner than others and no person, on account of their differing religion, ethnicity, or tribe, should be treated worse. All people must have the expectation that a wrongdoer will be punished regardless of whether he is a male or a female or Muslim or a Non-Muslim and that the police will actively jail individuals intending to perform recriminations. In Iraq, connected people and male Muslims tend to have a superior position and are given a degree of free reign to bully other minorities into compliance. They are not interested in losing that power.
5) Virtue of Compromise: This is probably most important. The goal of the political process must not be for one party to get everything it wants, but for every party to get enough of what it wants to be satisfied and to accept that as a valid resolution. Compromising and accepting less than what you wanted initially, is virtually non-existent in Iraq and many of these groups would much rather cut off their noses to spite their faces.
How did the United nation react in early 1990s to Iraqs violation of international treaty?
The UN issued sanctions and trade restrictions.
What do you call people from Iraq?
An Iraqi. Iraq is home to many cultures and religions, including ethnic Kurds, Shias, Sunnis, and Muslims.
What side of the road do they drive on in Iraq?
In Afghanistan You Drive On The Left Road Because Its East Of The World
Picture record the opening graves of sahaba in Iraq?
hazrat jabir bin abdullah , hazrat huzafia bin yaman......Shah Faisal -I saw a dream in which the two Sahaba,Hazrat Huzaifa ibne Yaman(Radiyallahu Anhu) and Hazrat Jabir ibne Abdullah (Radiyallahu Anhu) informed him that water has enterd their graves and that their graves should be shifted to another place...
Shah Faisal -I held a meeting of Ulema and asked them what can be done about this incident.to which the Ulema unanimously replied that ,as the Sahaba(Radiyallahu Anhum Ajmain) had informed him about the incident,the bodies of the Sahaba should be cautiosly removed and relocated to another place...
And as Hajj date was near ,Ulema told him that after the Hajj is over, a date should be fixed for the relocation so that people who have come for Hajj, also get a chance to witness the event..
At that time, the video technology was just introduced to the world by a German company and it was decided that the German company would video film this whole event and it was shown live to lakhs of people who were present at the event via Screens..
Their Namaaz e Janazah was offered again for Barakah near the grave of Hazrat Salman Farsi(Radiyallahu Anhu) which is close to the castle of Kisra..Lakhs of people attended the namaz.
Shah Faisal allowed the peple to do Ziyarat of the sahaba and people saw that when the Kafan was removed their eyes had the brightness like the eyes of a person who is alive has brightness in them! Subhanallah ...
Many Non Muslims accepted imaan after viewing this incident..
And ppl kept accepting Islam after the videos and photographs werre being shown to public but Jews spent crores to get these videos and photogaphs out of circulation and destroyed them...
He also mentions, that one of ministers from Pakistani Religious Affairs Ministry went to the area to find out if any proof exists about the incident and manged to get a photo of Shah Faisal and others who had visited the grave durin the event for a price of 12000 dinaars...
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This speech also covers many important points about objections raised on Ahlus Sunnah beliefs...
This incident clearly confirms the Belief of Ahlus Sunnah ,that bodies of pious people remain preserved in their grave and that they are alive in ther graves...
Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) says in the Qur'an al-Kareem "Do not even think of those who are martyred in the way of Allah as dead, BUT THEY ARE ALIVE near their lord and given provision. They are joyous of what Allah bestowed upon them of his favour and they give good news to those who have not as yet reached them."(Surah Al-Imraan, Verse 170).
Why do women in Iraq wear a hijab?
Well I'm a Muslim myself, It's not just in Iraq that the women wear hijabs. It's in most of the Muslim countries and the reason why is because they don't want other men looking at their women. Imagine if a woman in a full body hijab and a half naked American woman is walking down a street when a group of thugs walks up, which woman is more likely to be raped?
Was Saddam Hussein cooperating with Al-Qaeda long before the US and Britain invaded Iraq?
One Opinion
Yes he did cooperate with them.
Different Opinion
Saddam Hussein was actually ideologically opposed to everything Al-Qaeda stood for. He never desired or cared for religion, let alone religious politics or Islamism. Saddam Hussein was an ardent Nationalist Secularist and opposed the Internationalist Islamist agenda of Al-Qaeda. Both are notably violent philosophies and both are in the Islamic World, but that is where the similarity ends. Both people/organizations had a fundamentally different view of the world and therefore were not aligned. He did not like the idea of having to give control to small cells that he could not control directly, and he did not like the idea of directly antagonizing the West. (Many of the things he did antagonized the West, but he did not do those things desiring confrontation.) Saddam Hussein's goal was regional supremacy and had no interest in the worldwide regime change advocated by Al-Qaeda.
The only reason a relationship developed between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda after the start of the war is that it quickly became clear that the Iraqi Army could not hold back the American Army and that a guerilla war would be the only viable resistance to foreign occupation. Since Al-Qaeda excels at that type of warfare, he extended an invitation for them to come in, but this occurred only AFTER the Iraq War began.
What nation did Saddam Hussein invade in 1990?
The Country Saddam Hussein invaded was Kuwait for their resources and because Iraq thought that they would get more power , but the invasion just lead to another war .
Did George Soros invest into the Iraqi Dinar?
There is no evidence that he did. According to the president's tax returns, his investments are mainly in the United States.
How were the Kurds treated when Saddam Hussein was the leader of Iraq?
Saddam Husein treated his national people terribly. He kept them poor, uneducated and unexposed to the global environment. He would annihilate anyone he felt like killing, even his own family members. He was oppressive and mean. Thousands of of people lost their family members due to his murderous streak. Some people were killed and buried secretly. Many Iraqis have never known what happened to their family members.
