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Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s embassy in Iraq has condemned Washington’s “interfering” position on the recent security agreement ...
Iraq and Syria held talks in Baghdad on reviving the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office said. The meeting took place ...
Iraq’s prime minister has approved disciplinary measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with ...
The Bulwark's Sam Stein discusses the president's announcement he will deploy approximately 800 National Guard troops to ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s oil ministry is “very close” to reaching a final agreement with the Kurdistan Region to resume oil exports, a senior ministry official told Rudaw on Wednesday, adding ...
In a quiet corner of Baghdad, gardening volunteer Abdul Karim Abbas is using a mosque-yard-turned-tree nursery to fight one of Iraq’s most pressing threats: desertification. Fiona Jones reports.
Baghdad's municipality is launching a major afforestation campaign, including planting one million trees at the Al-Rasheed ...
Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group ” explores this important chapter of Arab modern art in an expansive survey ...
Iraqi Kurdistan will resume oil exports through a pipeline to Turkey after a two-year halt, Iraq's federal government said on ...
A major hurdle has been cleared for HSS Engineers Bhd's Baghdad Metro project, paving the way for earnings recovery and ...
"We doubled up on Baghdad," the president claims. "Panama City; Brasilia, San Jose, Costa Rica; Bogota, Colombia." ...
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The Fall of Baghdad - Mongol Conquest of 1258

In 1258, Hulagu Khan led a Mongol army to the gates of Baghdad, demanding submission from the Abbasid Caliph. The refusal led to one of the most devastating sackings in world history.