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…and organizing the conquered territories, Crassus and Pompey tried to enlarge their powers as well. While Pompey succeeded, Crassus was not so lucky. He was defeated by the Parthians who live in modern Iraq. And killed by the thing he desired most, gold…

…of the West. The author cites the “Confucian-Islamic connection” between China and North Korea on the one hand and Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Algeria on the other as an example of Sinic and Islamic states cooperating to counter the West…

…ago. It is much less hostile towards the USA, and the other democratic international community. This could be seen in 1991, when a "multi-national-force" (although mainly US troops) invaded Kuwait and parts of Iraq; Russia did not condemn these actions…

…at least 12 countries, some which are hostile to America are creating computer programs to attack other Nations information and computer systems. China, Libya, Russia, Iraq, and Iran are just a few that pose a serious threat to the United States. All one…

…of them over the skies of Iraq and not one was lost even though they went against one of the most modern air-defense systems in the world. Operation Dessert Storm was the largest aerial bombing attack in war history. It was also the first time…

…. He tried to raise religious solidarity among the Shi’ites. In 1978 he disappeared while on a visit to Libya. It is believed he was murdered, but there is no evidence as to what happened. Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah was born in Iraq in 1935 and arrived…

…and unexplainable pieces of physical evidence are a pair of geodes. Both are believed to be approximately 1,800 years old and when carefully examined were identified as electrical cells. One of the cells which was discovered in Iraq was tested and produced 2 volts…

…and foreign volunteers were joined by regular armies of Transjordan (now the kingdom of JORDAN), IRAQ, LEBANON, and SYRIA, with token support from SAUDI ARABIA. Efforts by the UN to halt the fighting were unsuccessful until June 11, when a 4-week truce…

…(Iraq) Arab army. The British set up a provisional military government in Jerusalem that soon became a struggle between Jewish settlers and the Arab inhabitants. In April 1920, the Palestinian Arabs revolted, killing Jews and damaging property, opening…

…about 100 nuclear weapons. Other countries--India, South Africa, and Pakistan-- have the capability to make nuclear weapons. Iraq, Iran, and North Korea reportedly have made efforts to develop nuclear weapons. . . During the end of World War II…